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 Manet, Claude 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.

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Work of the Week: Katsushika Hokusai’s 'Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji'

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Work of the Week: Katsushika Hokusai’s 'Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji'
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UNDER THE WAVE OFF KANAGAWA (Thirty-six Views of

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UNDER THE WAVE OFF KANAGAWA (Thirty-six Views of

Sale Date: February 18, 2023

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Soma ceramics (Soma yaki), 1822

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Soma ceramics (Soma yaki), 1822

Sale Date: December 16, 2022

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Tago Bay near Ejiri on the Tokaido..., 1830–1831

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Tago Bay near Ejiri on the Tokaido..., 1830–1831

Sale Date: December 16, 2022

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Tenpozan at the Mouth of the Aji River in..., 1834

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Tenpozan at the Mouth of the Aji River in..., 1834

Sale Date: December 16, 2022

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Horaiji Temple in Spring (Horai-ji no shunkei), 1804

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Horaiji Temple in Spring (Horai-ji no shunkei), 1804

Sale Date: December 16, 2022

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Horse washbasin (Umadarai), 1822

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Horse washbasin (Umadarai), 1822

Sale Date: December 16, 2022

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Senju in Musashi Province (Bushu Senju), 1830–1831

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Senju in Musashi Province (Bushu Senju), 1830–1831

Sale Date: December 16, 2022

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Yahagi Bridge at Okazaki on the Tokaido..., 1834

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Yahagi Bridge at Okazaki on the Tokaido..., 1834

Sale Date: December 16, 2022

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Traveller in Snow, 1833

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Traveller in Snow, 1833

Sale Date: December 16, 2022

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Tsukuda-jima in Musashi Province (Buyo..., 1831

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Tsukuda-jima in Musashi Province (Buyo..., 1831

Sale Date: December 16, 2022

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Abe no Nakamaro, 1833

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Abe no Nakamaro, 1833

Sale Date: December 16, 2022

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Banana Groves at Nakashima (Nakashima shoen), 1832

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Banana Groves at Nakashima (Nakashima shoen), 1832

Sale Date: December 16, 2022

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Hongan-ji Temple at Asakusa in Edo..., 1830–1831

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Hongan-ji Temple at Asakusa in Edo..., 1830–1831

Sale Date: December 16, 2022

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Hodogaya on the Tokaido (Tokaido..., 1830–1831

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Hodogaya on the Tokaido (Tokaido..., 1830–1831

Sale Date: December 16, 2022

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Act VI (Rokudanme), 1806

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Act VI (Rokudanme), 1806

Sale Date: December 16, 2022

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Pining for Love (Kinoe no komatsu), Volume..., 1814

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Pining for Love (Kinoe no komatsu), Volume..., 1814

Sale Date: December 16, 2022

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Old View of the Pontoon Bridge at Sano in..., 1834

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Old View of the Pontoon Bridge at Sano in..., 1834

Sale Date: December 16, 2022

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Under Mannen Bridge at Fukagawa (Fukagawa..., 1831

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Under Mannen Bridge at Fukagawa (Fukagawa..., 1831

Sale Date: December 16, 2022

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Giant Bamboo Shoot Appearing from the Snow, 1831

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Giant Bamboo Shoot Appearing from the Snow, 1831

Sale Date: December 16, 2022

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TOKAIDO YOSHIDA, 1830–1831

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TOKAIDO YOSHIDA, 1830–1831

Sale Date: December 10, 2022

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Rare ensemble de onze recueils

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Rare ensemble de onze recueils "Denshin kaishu...

Sale Date: December 10, 2022

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Shunen (Fixation). A vengeful spirit in the..., 1830

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Shunen (Fixation). A vengeful spirit in the..., 1830

Sale Date: December 9, 2022

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Tôtômi sanchû. Wood cutters sawing a large beam...

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Tôtômi sanchû. Wood cutters sawing a large beam...

Sale Date: December 9, 2022

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Surimono. The first tea of the New Year, 1816

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Surimono. The first tea of the New Year, 1816

Sale Date: December 8, 2022

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