The Hundred Poets, "Yozeiin" 

Editor: This is Utagawa Kuniyoshi's woodblock print, "Yozeiin" from the series "The Hundred Poets". The figures almost seem lost in the landscape. What do you see in this piece? Curator: I'm drawn to the waterfall, how it almost seems to tear through the landscape. It's a bold, almost violent image juxtaposed against the small figures. Does it echo something about the transient nature of life, perhaps? Editor: I hadn't thought about it that way, but the waterfall's force definitely contrasts with the travelers' slow progress. Curator: Yes, and Kuniyoshi often used symbolism to express deeper philosophical ideas. It's a reminder that even in the face of nature's power, we continue our journeys. Editor: So, it’s a meditation on persistence? Curator: Precisely. Maybe we can find strength through art.