{"product_id":"original-wada-sanzo-woodblock-print-coal-vendor-sumiya-charcoal-merchant-showa-c-1954-14-375w-ls-032","title":"Original Wada Sanzo Woodblock Print Coal Vendor Sumiya Charcoal Merchant Showa c.1954 14.375\"W LS#032","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWada Sanzō (1883–1967) — Coal Vendor (炭屋, Sumiya), from Zoku Shōwa Shokugyō E-zukushi (Continuing Japanese Vocations in Pictures)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eVintage Japanese Shōwa Era, c. 1954\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe postwar continuation, \u003cem\u003eZoku Shōwa Shokugyō E-zukushi\u003c\/em\u003e, (\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eContinuing Japanese Vocations in Pictures) was published from 1954 to 1958 by Kyoto Hanga-in, the original publisher's reorganized company, adding 24 designs to the prewar series of 48.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe scene is set at the threshold of a charcoal merchant's shop: one worker crouched over sorting binchotan charcoal into a flat basket tray, a second seated nearby at rest. Behind them, stacked barrels and crated boxes of ren-tan (formed coal briquettes) fill the background wall; a delivery handcart leans at left, a bicycle at right. The palette is characteristically restrained — grey, ochre, and soft blue-green — with Wada's fluid, watercolor-like line capturing the gritty physicality of a trade that was central to urban domestic life in mid-century Japan. Title cartouche upper right: 炭屋 (Sumiya); signature 三造 with red artist's seal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"[li_\u0026amp;]:mb-0 [li_\u0026amp;]:mt-1 [li_\u0026amp;]:gap-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e 炭屋 (Sumiya — Coal Vendor \/ Charcoal Merchant)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Wada Sanzō (和田三造, 1883–1967)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSeries:\u003c\/strong\u003e Zoku Shōwa Shokugyō E-zukushi (続昭和職業絵尽 — Continuing Japanese Vocations in Pictures)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kyoto Hanga-in, c. 1954\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ōban yoko-e, approx. 14 3\/8\" W × 10 1\/8\" H (36.5 × 25.7 cm); color woodblock print on laid hosho washi\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Consignment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50491244151101,"sku":"25C*LS032","price":225.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0684\/2348\/3709\/files\/C3A6CCA4-55E7-4AB1-B246-9F1321AFAF95_1_105_c.jpg?v=1780613580","url":"https:\/\/shogunsgallery.com\/products\/original-wada-sanzo-woodblock-print-coal-vendor-sumiya-charcoal-merchant-showa-c-1954-14-375w-ls-032","provider":"Shogun's Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}