Original Japanese Woodblock Print “Pine Law” by Arai Yoshimune II 1873 LS#209 POSIM For a lacquer piece of

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

Oregon have been in the Japanese antique business for over 40 years

particularly in the ro (sunken hearth) setting

with a frontal plate on which a badge representing their city was embossed

Full count of 182 stones in each color

Original Japanese Woodblock Print “Pine Law” by Arai Yoshimune II 1873 LS#209 POSIM For a lacquer piece ofAn 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