“It is a most wonderful comfort to sit alone beneath a lamp, book spread before you, and commune with someone from the past whom you have never met.” ~ ‘A Cup of Sake Beneath the Cherry Trees,’ Yoshida Kenkō (1283–1350)#Painting, Spadecaller Galler.

— Nicolas Robert (@robertsnickc.bsky.social) 2026-11-09T14:15:47.977Z