Pine and Poem Gifts, second half 19th century, Yamanaka Shinten'?, Japanese, 1822 - 1885, 24 1/4 ¡Ñ 23 7/8 in. (61.6 ¡Ñ 60.64 cm) (image, image 1)78 ¡Ñ 30 9/16 in. (198.12 ¡Ñ 77.63 cm) (mount, without roller), Ink and colors on crepe paper, Japan, 19th century, A gnarled pine tree curves as if stretching its few pine cone-bearing branches, while lingzhi (Jp. reishi) mushrooms grow from its base. In East Asia, both pines and lingzhi mushrooms were considered auspicious symbols.