Original Japanese Woodblock Print “Pine Law” by Arai Yoshimune II 1873 LS#209 POSIM A second large panel presents

A second large panel presents a sweeping wisteria (藤

particularly in the ro (sunken hearth) setting

Modern collectors and museums worldwide continue to celebrate and preserve this art form

Full count of 182 stones in each color

clearer click when stones are placed

Original Japanese Woodblock Print “Pine Law” by Arai Yoshimune II 1873 LS#209 POSIM A second large panel presentsAn 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