Original Arai Yoshimune II (1863–1941) 36 Tales of Snow 1873 LS #208 Japanese 5" x 56" x 16

5" x 56" x 16

Artist note: Born in Edo to a silk dyer

symbolizing the need for a lighter

) it certainly makes an impressive statement piece

Original Arai Yoshimune II (1863–1941) 36 Tales of Snow 1873 LS #208 Japanese 5" x 56" x 16An original Meiji period color woodblock print by Arai Yoshimune II ( , 18631941), also known as Utagawa Yoshimune II, from his series Thirty Six Selected Tales of Snow (). Published by Akiyama Buemon ( ) in 1873 (Meiji 6). This design shows a samurai emerging from a temple doorway into a snowy courtyard, bow in hand, as a traveler bows deeply in the falling snow. The graceful winter composition conveys both humility and empathy moral values often