Overview
Enough full time: 1814. The spot: Edo. Currently in their own mid-fifties A accomplished artist of the period, Tetsuzo unsurprisingly operates in the insanity of their house-atelier, and can boast clients from all over Japan. He spends his days creating pieces of art, from a giant-size Bodhidharma depicted on a 180 square sheet of paper, to some of sparrows painted on a tiny grain grain. Third of Tetsuzo's created out of the second marriage and four brothers, outspoken 23-year-old O Ei has inherited her father's ability and stubbornness, and often she would paint in the place of him, though uncredited. Her art is so powerful that sometimes leads to trouble. "We are dad and daughter. Using two four and brushes chopsticks, I figure we could always manage, in a way or the other."