Original Wada Sanzo Woodblock Print Fortune Teller Uranai-shi Shrine Showa Oban 18"W LS#024 Cloisonne For a lacquer piece of

For a lacquer piece of this size that may be greater than 200 years old it is in very good shape

As they ride atop this sturdy and revered creature

The blocks were carved by Jacoulet's long time master carver Kantaro Maeda

more controlled enamel surfaces

Original Wada Sanzo Woodblock Print Fortune Teller Uranai-shi Shrine Showa Oban 18"W LS#024 Cloisonne For a lacquer piece ofWada Sanz (18831967) Fortune Teller (, Uranai shi), from Shwa Shokugy E zukushi (Japanese Vocations in Pictures) Vintage Japanese Shwa Era, c. 1940 The series was started in 1938 to immediate success, with the first two series published by Nishinomiya Shoin, but publication was halted in 1943 due to WWII. The third and final series was published in the 1950s by Kyoto Hanga in. Series 1 and 2 were limited editions of 300 prints each. This impression is