There's a new bio of Hokusai out. By Isozaki Yasuhiko it's titled "The Life and Artistic Drive of Katsushika Hokusai. (5000 Yen at Amazon.jp)
"葛飾北斎の生涯と芸術意欲" by 磯崎康彦
There's a review in the January 10 Asahi Shinbun which I've clipped for my own nefarious purposes. Yell if you'd like a scan of it before I chuck it.
David, a Bostonian in Tokyo.
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