Evening Bell at Mii-dera Temple, circa 1834; Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858)
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Aoki Shōichi for Street magasine, 1995

Swallows with cherry blossom, Ohara Koson (1877–1945), circa 1910
Woodblock print (shin-hanga); ink and color on paper

Seagulls over the waves, Ohara Koson (1877–1945), circa 1915
Woodblock print (shin-hanga); ink and color on paper

Weeping cherry, Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858)
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

An Italian guy, a Polish guy, and a Japanese guy all apply for a job at an office.

The manager hires all three and tells the Italian, "Ok, you take care of the inventory". Tells the Polish guy, "You take care of accounting" and tells the Japanese guy, "You take care of supplies."


The manager comes back after an hour and sees the Italian guy and the Polish guy working, but he can't find the Japanese guy anywhere. So all of them start looking for him.


After hours of searching, they still can't find him so they give up and turn to go home for the evening when suddenly, the Japanese guy jumps out of nowhere and screams "SUPPLIES!!!!"

Western Pocket Watch (Harusame shū), Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858), circa 1823
From an album of woodblock prints (surimono); ink and color on paper

Princess Nashimoto Itsuko (梨本 伊都子) and Prince Nashimoto Morimasa (梨本宮守) with their daughters Princesses Noriko (規子) and Masako (方子), 1909

Flying owl, Ohara Koson (1877–1945), circa 1926
Woodblock print (ukiyo-e); ink and color on paper

Owl on a Flowering Magnolia Branch, Kubo Shunman (1757-1820), circa 1800
From an album of woodblock prints (surimono); ink and color on paper

Crow on a cherry branch, Ohara Koson (1877–1945), circa 1910
Woodblock print (shin-hanga); ink and color on paper

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