KYOSAI,KAWANABE. Oikawa,Shigeru, a.o. — Comic genius: Kawanabe Kyosai.

Tokyo, The Tokyo Shimbun, 1996. 330 pp. Col. & b./w. ills. Orig. softcover.Kawanabe Kyosai, a renowned Meiji artist, was known for his dual identity as a drinker and genius. As a painter and printmaker, he delved into the realms of the weird, the comic, and the obscure. Belonging to the transitional period from Edo to Meiji, he witnessed the shift from the Middle Ages to a Modern Industrialized Society, contributing significantly to the evolution of ukiyo-e art. - Text in Japanese & English.