Ri Haku from the series Mirrors of Japanese and Chinese Poems (Shiika shashin kyō)
Katsushika Hokusai Japanese
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The lofty character of Chinese poets as well as the time-honored theme of the poet Li Bo viewing a waterfall are transformed by Hokusai into a joyous, thrilling spectacle of natural wonder. The contrast between the poet's profound absorption and the two boy attendants fussing over him gives the scene its animating piquancy.
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