Hokusai and the Rooster
Author
Kevin
Avers
Appeared in
Cricket Magazine Vol 8, Num 9, May 1981
Story Summary
The great Japanese painter, Hokusai, has been commissioned by the Shogun to paint the entrance door to the new temple. A crowd of curious passer-bys is surprised when he dips a roosters legs into the paint pot and lets the rooster run across the door creating the effect of falling leaves.