Original Japanese Woodblock Print “Pine Law” by Arai Yoshimune II 1873 LS#209 Tetsubin The Chashaku is the simple

The Chashaku is the simple bamboo tea scoop used to transfer powdered green tea from the caddy to the tea bowl during tea ceremony

No condition issues

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

not damage

Original Japanese Woodblock Print “Pine Law” by Arai Yoshimune II 1873 LS#209 Tetsubin The Chashaku is the simpleAn 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