An Artist Of The Floating World

Indeed, as the instance he has just related amply illustrates, his reputation has now spread beyond the world of art, to all walks of life. This was made possible owing to a most curious – some may say foolish – procedure instigated by the Sugimura family during the sale. Mr Kyo had also made the point that the miai looked to be heavily weighted towards the prospective groom’s family – his younger brother, as well as his parents, intended to be present. It had not, in the end, been a difficult task to discover Kuroda’s whereabouts.