Original Japanese Woodblock Print “Pine Law” by Arai Yoshimune II 1873 LS#209 POSIM as well as paraphernalia for

as well as paraphernalia for smoking

A second large panel presents a sweeping wisteria (藤

Total Length = 76"  Width = 21"

For a lacquer piece of this size that may be greater than 200 years old it is in very good shape

Original Japanese Woodblock Print “Pine Law” by Arai Yoshimune II 1873 LS#209 POSIM as well as paraphernalia forAn original Meiji period woodblock print by Arai Yoshimune II (, 1863 1941)also known as Utagawa Yoshimune IIfrom the narrative series Thirty Six Selected Tales of Snow ( Setsugetsuroku Sanjrokuban), published by Akiyama Buemon (). The design is titled Pine Law ( Matsu Hgo). In this witty and sharply composed scene, a startled samurai reacts as snow drops unexpectedly from a pine branch above, while a monk observes with quiet amusement from a nearby