Rice Dealer
米屋
by Wada Sanzo
- Date:
- c. 1940
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
Typical Price
Wada's rice dealer (komeyasan) scene captures the commercial heart of pre-war Japanese life, when rice merchants were pillars of every community. Merchant and commercial subjects from the Occupations series have strong appeal for collectors of Japanese social history. Lifetime editions sell for $500-$1,000, posthumous for $200-$500.
Description
A rice merchant measuring and selling grain, an essential figure in the Japanese food distribution system.
