Flower Thief, c. 1790, Katsushika Hokusai; Publisher: Tsutaya Jūzaburō, Japanese, 1760 - 1849, 8 1/4 × 6 1/16 in. (21 × cm) (image, sheet, vertical chūban), Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, Japan, 18th century, The play 'Offering Pails of Water' centers on a love affair between a young beautiful woman and an older married man. They first meet at Mibudera Temple where the woman comes every day to offer a pail of water to the deity of the temple. For this print, Hokusai depicted the moment when the man fell in love with the woman.

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