Original Wada Sanzo c.1939 Woodblock Print Blacksmith Kaji Swordsmith Showa #13 18"W LS#012 Saw their pulls cast in a

their pulls cast in a distinctive lobed floral form — an unusual and refined touch on a working chest

Likely a mid Showa piece from the 1960s

Kiku (菊) — the chrysanthemum — occupies a singular position in Japanese visual culture

Most likely made from Northern Chinese Elm wood -Yumu

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

Original Wada Sanzo c.1939 Woodblock Print Blacksmith Kaji Swordsmith Showa #13 18"W LS#012 Saw their pulls cast in aWada 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