Original Wada Sanzo c.1939 Woodblock Print Blacksmith Kaji Swordsmith Showa #13 18"W LS#012 Saw it remains overall in very

it remains overall in very good condition throughout

Likely a mid Showa piece from the 1960s

The bodhisattva stands upon a multi-tiered base featuring a large open lotus flower with gilt petals

There are a few minor losses to the lacquer most notably on the rim

This is an antique Japanese Edo era mid 1800’s Imari ceramic bowl

Original Wada Sanzo c.1939 Woodblock Print Blacksmith Kaji Swordsmith Showa #13 18"W LS#012 Saw it remains overall in veryWada Sanz (18831967) Blacksmith (, Kaji), No. 13 from Shwa Shokugy E zukushi (Japanese Vocations in Pictures) Vintage Japanese Shwa Era, c. 1939 The Shwa Shokugy E zukushi series began in 1938 and was published by Nishinomiya Shoin; the prewar sequence contains 48 prints, limited to 300 impressions each. The composition draws the viewer into the dim interior of an open front smithy: a bald master smith crouches at the forge, working a length of