Original Japanese Woodblock Print “Pine Law” by Arai Yoshimune II 1873 LS#209 Tetsubin 5 x 5 cm) saucer

5 x 5 cm) saucer is 4 3/4" in diameter by 3/4" tall (12 x 2 cm)

Full count of 182 stones in white

emphasizing her divine wisdom

pieces like this are commonly collected and marketed as netsuke-style carvings due to their similar scale

written in Japanese Kanji characters are the words in Japanese for manju (see picture 11)

Original Japanese Woodblock Print “Pine Law” by Arai Yoshimune II 1873 LS#209 Tetsubin 5 x 5 cm) saucerAn 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