Boys Carrying Papers— Handmade Limited Edition Woodblock Print, 1957

Artist: Unknown
Title: Winter Companions
Medium: Woodblock print
Year: 1957 (nengajō design)
Edition: Unique / unnumbered
Image size: approx. 15 × 10 cm
Paper size: approx. 15 × 10 cm (postcard format)
Condition: Very good; minor age toning consistent with period
Signed: Initialed in block (lower left)
Notes: Original New Year card woodblock print depicting two bundled figures in close stride carrying newspapers. Though produced in postcard format, the composition functions as a resolved small work, notable for its strong use of silhouette, compressed space, and expressive carving. A rare early figurative example showing affinities with postwar sōsaku hanga and Japanese expressionist printmaking.