Last night's haul: Hamamatsu, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido)
the heist
the heist
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June 4, 2026
Last Night's Haul
Hamamatsu, from the series
Hamamatsu, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido)
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川 広重, c. 1837/42
Color woodblock print; chuban · lifted from Art Institute of Chicago
also in the bag:
Portrait of a Man in a Landscape
Portrait of a Man in a Landscape
Marie Gabrielle Capet (French, 1761–1818), c. 1795 · The Cleveland Museum of Art
George Sand's Garden at Nohant
George Sand's Garden at Nohant
Eugène Delacroix, ca. 1842–43 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Temple of Clitumnus
Temple of Clitumnus
Robert Macpherson (British, 1811–1872), c. 1857 · The Cleveland Museum of Art
The Line
"The blood of malice in a vein of league, And not to spend it so unneighbourly! My heart hath melted at a lady's tears, Being an ordinary inundation."
King John, Shakespeare
In King John, the speaker reflects on the futility of holding onto grudges and the destructive nature of conflict, emphasizing that even deep-seated malice should not be wasted on petty disputes.
From the Vault
Lighthouse
Lighthouse, 1940
found in the Library of Congress
On the Lam
Hakone, Japan
Hakone, Japan
Hakone is a town in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2023, the city had a population of 10,965, and total area of 92.82 km2 (35.84 sq mi). Lay low here.
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