Katsushika Hokusai is dying. His daughter brings him a brush and ink to write his death poem, and he laments “If Heaven could only grant me ten more years! I would become a real painter!” But soon his life and his painting will come to an end. It falls to a visitor from a different realm to make the master an offer he never expected.
Red Fuji is a short-short story of approximately 2200 words.
Katsushika Hokusai is dying. His daughter brings him a brush and ink to write his death poem, and he laments “If Heaven could only grant me ten more years! I would become a real painter!” But soon his life and his painting will come to an end. It falls to a visitor from a different realm to make the master an offer he never expected.
Red Fuji is a short-short story of approximately 2200 words.