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First Line: THE GREAT PAINTER, HOKUSAI
Last Line: Who have been the models of glory
Subject(s): HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA (1760-1849); OLD AGE;
THE GREAT painter, Hokusai,
In his old age,
Wrote these words:
Profiting by a beautiful spring day,
In this year of tranquillity,
To warm myself in the sun,
I received a visit from my publisher
Who asked me to do something for him.
Then I reflected that one should not forget the glory of arms,
Above all when one was living in peace;
And in spite of my age,
Which is more than seventy years,
I have found courage to draw those ancient heroes
Who have been the models of glory."



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