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[flemmings]

You know, I don't think I've ever seen a copy of Yoshitoshi's Sotoba no Komachi for sale and I probably wouldn't have bought it in my giddy thirties even if I had. But that's really a wonderful picture. This is the great beauty Ono no Komachi, she of the famous hana no iroas the color of the blossoms

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[incandescens]

Yes, that looks like a happy smile to me.

[flemmings]

If you crossed Granny Weather and Nanny Ogg, you might get that expression.

[incandescens]

Someone who's not only content with her memories, but is enjoying the current view as well. Not so much "I'm reduced to watching the rain" but "I'm enjoying watching the rain".

[flemmings]

Nice warm spring rain, full of the smell of falling cherry blossoms. Oh, and I can finally walk out in it because I'm no longer wearing twelve layers of kimono with my hair down to my ankles. Gosh, old age is wonderful!