Hokusai

(Japanese, 1760–1849)

Hokusai was a seminal Japanese artist known for his ukiyo-e paintings and prints. Hokusai’s most iconic works include The Great Wave off Kanagawa (c. 1828­–1833) and his series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (c. 1830­–1832). “All I have produced before the age of 70 is not worth taking into account. At 73 I have learned a little about the real structure of nature, of animals, plants, trees, birds, fishes and insects,” he once said. Born Katsushika Hokusai on October 30, 1760 in Edo (present-day Tokyo), Japan, he began painting at a young age, and apprenticed to a woodcarver as a teenager. At the age of 18, he was accepted into the studio of Katsukawa Shunsho, whose paintings focused on depicting the merchant class. With the death of Shunsho in 1793, Hokusai’s work began to take on the characteristic style for which he is now known. Over the following decades, he illustrated novels and produced his famous Hokusai Manga (1814), a copybook for beginners. The artist died at the age of 88, on May 10, 1849 in Tokyo, Japan. His paintings and woodblock prints, as well as those by other Japanese artists, had a profound impact on the development of the 19th-century European painters Édouard ManetClaude Monet, and Vincent van Gogh. Today, Hokusai’s works are held in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, and the Sumida Hokusai Museum in Tokyo, among others.

Hokusai Artworks

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Ebisu and Daikoku | 恵比寿大黒図, 1843

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Ebisu and Daikoku | 恵比寿大黒図, 1843

Sale Date: April 27, 2024

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Hokusai's guide to the Tokaido Road: crazy...

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Hokusai's guide to the Tokaido Road: crazy...

Sale Date: April 27, 2024

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Fuji from Gotenyama at Shinagawa on the Tokaido

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Fuji from Gotenyama at Shinagawa on the Tokaido

Sale Date: April 25, 2024

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An ōban yoko-e print titled Chōkō shūsei..., 1832

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An ōban yoko-e print titled Chōkō shūsei..., 1832

Sale Date: March 21, 2024

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An ōban yoko-e print titled..., 1830–1831

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An ōban yoko-e print titled..., 1830–1831

Sale Date: March 21, 2024

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An ōban yoko-e print titled Sunshū..., 1830–1831

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An ōban yoko-e print titled Sunshū..., 1830–1831

Sale Date: March 21, 2024

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A surimono shikishiban print depicting..., 1820

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A surimono shikishiban print depicting..., 1820

Sale Date: March 21, 2024

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Two koban yoko-e ink drawings, one depicting a...

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Two koban yoko-e ink drawings, one depicting a...

Sale Date: March 21, 2024

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Two koban yoko-e ink drawings, one depicting a...

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Two koban yoko-e ink drawings, one depicting a...

Sale Date: March 21, 2024

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Two koban yoko-e ink drawings, one depicting a...

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Two koban yoko-e ink drawings, one depicting a...

Sale Date: March 21, 2024

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Kisokaido Ono no bakufu (The waterfall at..., 1832

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Kisokaido Ono no bakufu (The waterfall at..., 1832

Sale Date: March 28, 2024

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Koshu Misaka suimen (Surface of Lake..., 1830–1832

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Koshu Misaka suimen (Surface of Lake..., 1830–1832

Sale Date: March 28, 2024

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Toto Sundai (Surugadai in Edo), 1832

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Toto Sundai (Surugadai in Edo), 1832

Sale Date: March 28, 2024

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Ehon Azuma Asobi (Picture book of the..., 1802

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Ehon Azuma Asobi (Picture book of the..., 1802

Sale Date: March 28, 2024

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山下白雨「冨嶽三十六景」より | Sankahakuu

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山下白雨「冨嶽三十六景」より | Sankahakuu

Sale Date: March 23, 2024

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Kinoe no Komatsu (Pining for love)

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Kinoe no Komatsu (Pining for love)

Sale Date: March 19, 2024

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Ehon kyoka yama mata yama (Picture book of..., 1804

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Ehon kyoka yama mata yama (Picture book of..., 1804

Sale Date: March 19, 2024

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Fugaku hyakkei (One hundred views of Mount Fuji)

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Fugaku hyakkei (One hundred views of Mount Fuji)

Sale Date: March 19, 2024

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Kisokaido Ono no bakufu (The waterfall at..., 1832

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Kisokaido Ono no bakufu (The waterfall at..., 1832

Sale Date: March 19, 2024

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Tokaido Yoshida (Yoshida on Tokaido)

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Tokaido Yoshida (Yoshida on Tokaido)

Sale Date: March 19, 2024

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Kanagawa oki nami ura (Under the well of the...

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Kanagawa oki nami ura (Under the well of the...

Sale Date: March 19, 2024

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Sanka hakuu (Storm below the summit) [

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Sanka hakuu (Storm below the summit) ["Black , 1831

Sale Date: March 19, 2024

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Fugaku sanjurokkei (Thirty-six views of , 1830–1834

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Fugaku sanjurokkei (Thirty-six views of , 1830–1834

Sale Date: March 19, 2024

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Gaifu kaisei (Fine wind, clear weather)..., 1831

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Gaifu kaisei (Fine wind, clear weather)..., 1831

Sale Date: March 26, 2024

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