70221-0022 - Firewood Dealer

A dealer of firewood used for fuel. Japan’s high consumption of wood led it to develop a forest management policy as early as 1666, when logging was reduced and the planting of trees increased by order of the shogun.

This card is from a series called “Nihon Fuuzoku” (Japanese Customs). The printing quality is not so good, but the series gives a great view on daily life in Japan during the early Showa Period (1925-1989).