• Antique Pharmaceutical Advertising Woodblocks, Toyama, Japanese woodblock printing block, Taishō era, c. 1912-1926
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Antique Pharmaceutical Advertising Woodblocks – Toyama

Antique Pharmaceutical Advertising Woodblocks – Toyama

Date: Taishō era, c. 1912–1926
Origin: Toyama Prefecture, Japan
Material: Carved wood
Use: Pharmaceutical packaging, labeling and commercial printing
Condition: Antique working objects with expected wear.

A set of 2 hand-carved commercial printing blocks. 

Toyama has been famous for its medicine trade since the Edo period. Traveling medicine sellers supplied households throughout Japan using the distinctive senyō kōri system - customers kept medicines in their homes and paid only for what they had used when the seller returned. By the Meiji and Taishō periods, this traditional trade had developed into a major pharmaceutical industry, with numerous manufacturers producing their own branded medicines.

These original carved blocks were part of that commercial culture. They feature Japanese product names, trademarks, company information and, in some cases, elaborate pictorial designs. Blocks of this type were used to print material associated with medicines, including labels, wrappers, boxes and advertising. Their hand-carved lettering is reversed so that the characters would appear correctly when printed.

Set contains 2 blocks as shown.

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