Beauty and Nandina
by Iwata Sentaro (1901-1974)

	Artist:	Iwata Sentaro (1901-1974) — 岩田専太郎
	Title:	Beauty and Nandina
	Series:
	Date of first edition?:	1937
	Publisher (first edition)?:	Osaka Mainichi Publishing Company
	Publisher (this edition)?:	Osaka Mainichi Publishing Company
	Medium (first edition):	Woodblock
	Medium (this edition):	Woodblock
	Format (first edition):	Oban
	Format (this edition):	Oban
	DB artwork code:	40889
	Notes (first edition)?:
	Notes (this edition)?:	The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies: Thursday, 3 June 2010 This auction is for the magazine JAPAN TODAY & TOMORROW 1937 No. 9, an English language publication designed to educate the reader about Japan, its culture, politics, businesses and more. The magazine is fully illustrated with hundreds of black-and-white photographs, seven full page color illustrations and notably, a genuine woodblock print--printed by the traditional ukiyoe method--of a modern young beauty by SENTARO IWATA (1901-1974). There are loads of ads promoting Japanese manufacturing companies and products. This remarkable magazine, published by the Osaka Mainichi Publishing Co., provides a complete snapshot of Japan in 1937. Some of the articles: * How Nippon Expresses Herself in Art * What Japan Seeks and Why (Editorial) * Prince Kimmochi Saionji * Highlights on Modern Japan * Japan’s Achievements in Medical Science * Rising Manchoukuo (Manchukuo) * Japanese Alpinists Scale Himalayas * Scenic Golf Links in Japan * Japan-Germany Anti-Red Accord Signed * Japan’s Finances Today * Social Legislation * New Tendency in Japanese Hotels * Nagoya to Hold Peace Exposition in 1937 * Of Interest to Sports Fans: Olympics * What Visitors See on Nippon’s Streets The editorial is especially interesting. The writer discusses the pressures exerted on Japan by its rapidly expanding population and limited land and natural resources. It demands that other nations accept Japanese emigrants, lower tariffs on natural resources and open up their markets to Japanese goods. He writes: “What is left as the last resort is to reject the status quo by physical force. But Japan is too devoted to the cause of universal tranquility to appeal to a means of that nature.” This rare magazine is complete and in good condition. There is a chunk of the front cover missing and losses to the spine covering. There is some minor foxing in the margins of the color plates. The woodblock print has a tiny edge tear and offsetting on the back. Photobucket
	Artist Bio:	岩田専太郎 いわた-せんたろう 1901－1974　大正-昭和時代の挿絵画家。 明治34年6月8日生まれ。伊東深水にまなび、20歳のとき博文館の「講談雑誌」に挿絵をかく。 大正15年から「大阪毎日新聞」連載の吉川英治「鳴門秘帖(なるとひちょう)」の挿絵が評判をよび、 モダン浮世絵とよばれる美人画はその後幅ひろい支持をえた。 挿絵はほかに大仏(おさらぎ)次郎「赤穂(あこう)浪士」、川口松太郎「蛇姫様」などがある。 昭和49年2月19日死去。72歳。東京出身。 画集に「三百年のおんな」、随筆に「女・おんな・女」「わが半生記」など。