Artist: Wada Sanzo
Title: Fortune Teller - Occupations in Showa Era
Date: Original series in 1928-43, until 1948 after the war. Second series in 1954-58.
Details & Prices: Wada Sanzo: Fortune Teller - Occupations in Showa Era - Artelino
Source:
artelino - Japanese Prints
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Description:
"Showa Shokugyo E-zukushi", "Sketches of Occupations in Showa Era". A fortune teller and his two customers. This print series, which depicted the new and the old dying occupations in Japan in early to middle 20th Century was very popular and even featured on the Asahi Newspapers every time the new design was published. The series was interrupted by W.W.II. After the war, Kyoto Hanga-in made the continuation of the series for 24 more designs.
