Therefore, I hope that my technique would get better by the age of 86, I would understand the secrets of art at the age of 90 and would reach the world of gods at the age of 100.'
「ゆえに、86歳になればますます腕は上達し、90歳ともなると奥義を極め、100歳に至っては正に神妙の域に達するであろうか。」