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Description

Print showing a scene of two people engaged in front of a store or warehouse. Stacks of items and labeled containers in background. Green bicycle behind person on right, wheeled carriage behind other person on left. Colours are blue, black, brown, green, and black. Japanese characters and red symbol at top right of image. The mount is marked "Made in Japan".

Narrative

This print, Sumiya (炭屋; Coal seller) by Wada Sanzō (和田三造) is from the series, Showa shokugyō ezukushi daini shū (昭和職業絵尽第二輯; Occupations of Shōwa Japan in pictures, series 2), originally published by Nishinomiya shoin (西宮書院) in 1939 –1941. The original version has hand-written print and series titles. This print published by Kyoto hanga-in (京都版画院) is from a later edition. The print is signed三造 (Sanzō) with his seal in red and is marked with the publisher’s seal, 版元京都版画院 摺大野 (Hanmoto Kyoto hanga-in suri Ōno; published by Kyoto hanga-in; printed by Ōno).

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