Originally Posted by
jib71
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And since you're an ukiyoe fan... I heard a theory a few years ago that the imperilled fishing boat in Hokusai's "Great Wave off Kanagawa" is risking life and limb to bring home a catch of precious Katsuo at this time of year.
I actually had heard that. But did you know that the only Hiroshige print to feature a cat,
Asakusa Tambo Torinomachi, is a view from a prostitute's room in Asakusa? Smidgen owns a pristine 1854 print, his most cherished posession.