Today's Classic:

長閑さや垣間を覗く山の僧
nodokasa ya kakima wo nozoku yama no sô

spring peace--
a mountain monk peeks
through a fence

Kobayashi Issa (Transl. David Lanoue)

Image: 'Mt. Fuji from Taiseki Temple', Katsushika Hokusai (Orig: 1830s/ Reprod. 1976)

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Katsushika Hokusai.
Plum Blossoms and Moon, from the album Fuji in Spring (Haru no Fuji), 1803
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With the captivating imagery and exciting colours, it is easy to see why bird and flower prints such as this were extremely popular in C.19th Japan. This painting was created by Katsushika Hokusai who is regarded a master of this form of art.

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Hokusai, Untitled (Plate No. 4), Katsushika Hokusai, Honolulu Museum of Art https://t.co/uUZ65AoYLq (Palette: 🖌🎨

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Oh yea
I forgot that I am able to upload this birthday
commission from now !

Katsushika Hokusai~🐙✨

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poem by Ariwara no Narihira Ason, Katsushika Hokusai, Brooklyn Museum https://t.co/9P1VVw2NFi (Palette: 🖌🎨

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poem by Fujiwara no Michinobu, Katsushika Hokusai, https://t.co/nXx1kXa5Ae (Palette: 🖌🎨

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Ree-chan the cheerful garbage bag is the recycling mascot for Katsushika, Tokyo.

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The mascots for Tokyo Metropolitan Katsushika High School are two studious sheep named Hikari and Urara.

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Did you know that Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai used more than 30 different names during his lifetime? 'Umezawa in Sagami Province' from the 'Thirthy-six Views of Mount Fuji' series depicting Mount Fuji.

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"Snow on the Sumida River" by Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849)

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