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Notes (1st edition)
Publisher (this edition): Nishinomiya Shoin Kyoto Hanga-In Kyoto Hanga-In
Date of this item: 1940s 1950s 1950s
Notes (this edition)
These notes were written by the original owner/seller/auctioner of the item and may be inaccurate.: 		Fatherhood from the series Occupations of Showa Japan by Sanzo Wada. Genuine woodblock print. Very good condition. Oban size measures 11.7 x 15.7 inches. Kyoto Hanga publisher's seal in right margin. Good ink bleedthrough.
 Saturday, 5 July 2008

I have great pleasure in presenting this gorgeous original Sanzo Wada 1950's woodblock print. I have seen 1 print like this that was entitled "Fishermans House". I will be continuing to list 3 more different prints by Sanzo Wada in the next day of two. This print is mounted on archival board, measuring 11 1/2 x 15 1/4" untrimmed, no toning to edges or damage of any kind. Sanzo Wada's signature and seal is in lower right corner and along the lower right margin vertically is the publisher's seal "Kyoto Hanga-In" and below it is the printer's seal of Suri Ono Gintaro who was a well known printer and was 1 of Watanbe Publishing House Master Printers 1943-1947. This print and the other 3 I will be listing are from the 3rd series published in the 50's by Kyoto Hanga-In entitled "Continuing Japanese Vocations in Pictures" and issued in a limited-edition series with the earliest date being 1954 and the latest date 1956. Sanzo Wada (1883-1967) prints have been exhibited around the world and are on display in many gallerys but eventually he went to Japanese costume design and won an Academy Award in 1954.		 This print is titled "The Boatman's Tea House" and the subject matter is a riverside tea house that was once traditional but according to the included description is "a relic of the old city".


Print is in a presentation mat with an informative description of the subject. The print was published by Kyoto Hanga In. The print has signatures on the print and in the margin. it is attached to the magin with water soluable glue in the two upper corners. Condition of the print is excellent, the mat has a small tear in lower right.the print measures 11 x 15 1/2, the mat 14 1/2 x 18.
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