Yamaoka Tesshū

Samurai of the bakumatsu period (1836–1888).

Born June 10th, 1836 in Honjo.

Died July 19th, 1888 at 52 years old in Yotsuya-ku (stomach cancer).

Occupations
calligrapher, politician, samurai, swordfighter, warrior

Life is like a very short visit to a toy shop between birth and death. Desmond Morris