- Yamadera Basho Iseki (Bashō’s Historic Site at Yamadera) - Junichiro Sekino The lovely woodblock print “Oshidori”

The lovely woodblock print “Oshidori” (Mandarin Ducks) is by Tomikichiro Tokuriki (1902–2000)

and the soft reflections of cherry blossoms shimmer in the puddles

There is a minor paper crease on the left margin corners

The print humorously depicts a small cat chasing away a giant demon cat by scattering beans around it

Very faint ink smudge on the bottom margin

- Yamadera Basho Iseki (Bashō’s Historic Site at Yamadera) - Junichiro Sekino The lovely woodblock print “Oshidori”The contemplative woodblock print "Yamadera Bash Iseki" (Bash's Historic Site at Yamadera) by Tomikichiro Tokuriki captures a stone stairway climbing the mountainside at Yamadera, the famed mountain temple in Yamagata closely associated with the celebrated haiku poet Matsuo Bash. The worn, uneven steps wind quietly upward between weathered rock outcrops, their surfaces touched with delicate blue green tones that suggest moss and the passage of