Genroku Jidai

Very old piece, revisited w/ massive retouching. Still has some fun details, so thought I'd share.

Find these people:
-Jubei Yagyu
-Lone wolf and cub
-A bum playing the shakuhachi w/ stray dog singing backup
-An aprehended criminal
-Pissed off store owner
-A toy merchant
-Dude flying a kite (secretly a ninja)
-Corrupt official
-Waitress serving sake
-A Warrior monk

The direct result of- 1) Asian studies major in college 2) Having worked part time in an awesome Mom & Pop video store in Philly, when I was an art student at Hussian. They had ALL of the Lone wolf and Cubs on video! In the ancient days before the big switch to DVD.

Originally a line drawing w/ pen and colored pencil. Retouched in photoshop w/ meticulous filters.