Title: The old man mad about drawing
Description: 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.
Subjects: Artists, Fiction, Juvenile fiction, Social life and customs, Children's fiction, Artists, fiction, Japan, fiction
Places: Japan, Tokyo (Japan)
People: Hokusai Katsushika (1760-1849)
Time periods: 1600-1868