The old man mad about drawing : a tale of Hokusai / François Place ; translated from the French by William Rodarmor.
By: Place, François.
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BookPublisher: Boston : David R. Godine, 2004, c2003Edition: 1st U.S. ed.Description: 105 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.ISBN: 1567922600 (alk. paper).Other title: Tale of Hokusai.Uniform titles: Vieux fou de dessin. English Subject(s): Katsushika, Hokusai, 1760-1849 -- Fiction | Artists -- Fiction | Tokyo (Japan) -- Social life and customs -- 1600-1868 -- Fiction | Japan -- Social life and customs -- 1600-1868 -- Fiction | Historical fiction | Katsushika, Hokusai, 1760-1849 -- Fiction | Artists -- Fiction | Tokyo (Japan) -- Social life and customs -- Fiction | Japan -- Social life and customs -- Fiction | Historical fictionDDC classification: [Fic] Summary: Tojiro, a young seller of rice cakes in the Japanese capital of Edo, later known as Tokyo, is amazed to discover that the grumpy and shabby old man who buys his cakes is a famous artist renowned for his sketches, prints, and paintings of flowers, animals, and landscapes.
Translation of: Le vieux fou de dessin.
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Tojiro, a young seller of rice cakes in the Japanese capital of Edo, later known as Tokyo, is amazed to discover that the grumpy and shabby old man who buys his cakes is a famous artist renowned for his sketches, prints, and paintings of flowers, animals, and landscapes.
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