Hokusai : the man who painted a mountain / Deborah Kogan Ray.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ray, Deborah Kogan, 1940-

Contributor:

Gilbert, Shirley, and Marilyn Luber Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Katsushika, Hokusai, 1760-1849--Juvenile literature.

Katsushika, Hokusai.

Katsushika, Hokusai, 1760-1849.

Printmakers--Japan--Biography--Juvenile literature.

Printmakers.

Artists.

Art, Japanese.

Japan.

Genre:

Biographies.

Penn Provenance:

Luber, Gilbert, -1999 (bookplate) (former owner)

Luber, Shirley (bookplate) (former owner)

Shofuso Japanese House and Garden (donor)

Shofuso Japanese House and Garden (donor) (RBC copy)

Kubert, Kate R. (autograph) (RBC copy)

Yazawa, Kiroko (inscription) (RBC copy)

Physical Description:

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 26 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, [2001]

Summary:

Tells the fascinating life story of the Japanese artist Hokusai (1760-1849) who rose from poverty, taught himself to draw, became the promising pupil of a great master, and then defied tradition to become one of the most important and influential artists in the world.

Notes:

"Frances Foster books."

Local Notes:

Presented to the Penn Libraries by the Shofuso Japanese House and Garden.

Penn Libraries RBC copy has laid in typescript presentation letter dated 27 August 2001 from Kate R. Kubert (with her signature) of Farrar, Straus and Giroux (on its letterhead) to Hiroko Yazawa of the Shofuso Japanese House and Garden, along with small green card (10 x 7 cm.) with printed note: This book is sent with the compliments of The Author ...

Penn Libraries RBC copy: dust jacket retained.

ISBN:

0374332630

OCLC:

45446458

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