What's that?' Thaniel said, curious. The postmarks and stamps weren't English or Japanese.'A painting. There's a depressed Dutchman who does countryside scenes and flowers and things. It's ugly, but I have to maintain the estates in Japan and modern art is a good investment.

Natasha Pulley
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In this quote, the speaker describes a postcard that he has received from his Dutch relative. The postcard shows a picture of a depressed looking man with dead flowers around him. The postcard itself is written in Dutch and English. Mr. Shigemoto is a wealthy man who has been living in Japan for the past decade and he uses his money to maintain the estates in Japan.

Source: The Watchmaker Of Filigree Street

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