When Hokusai was dying, he took a deep breath and said, "If the heavens make me live for ten more years,"' and after a while he said, "If the heavens make me live for five more years, I would necessarily be able to become a very true edakumi," stumbled, and then died.'
翁死に臨み大息し　天我をして十年の命を長らわしめば　といい　暫くして更に言いて曰く天我をして五年の命を保たしめば　真正の画工となるを得（う）べしと言吃死す