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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Shimotsuke Kurokamiyama Kirifuri no taki..., 1832

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Shimotsuke Kurokamiyama Kirifuri no taki..., 1832

Sale Date: September 20, 2022

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Soshu Enoshima (Enoshima in Sagami Province), 1830

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Soshu Enoshima (Enoshima in Sagami Province), 1830

Sale Date: September 20, 2022

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Toto Sundai (Surugadai in Edo), 1832

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Toto Sundai (Surugadai in Edo), 1832

Sale Date: September 20, 2022

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Onden no suisha (Waterwheel at Onden), 1830

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Onden no suisha (Waterwheel at Onden), 1830

Sale Date: September 20, 2022

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A Grasshopper and Poppy

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A Grasshopper and Poppy

Sale Date: September 20, 2022

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Shin Yoshiwara karitaku hanjô no zu – shinpan...

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Shin Yoshiwara karitaku hanjô no zu – shinpan...

Sale Date: February 14, 2022

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THIRTY-SIX VIEWS OF MOUNT FUJI

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THIRTY-SIX VIEWS OF MOUNT FUJI "FINE WIND, CLEAR

Sale Date: September 17, 2022

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CZERWONA GÓRA FUJI Z SERII TRZEYDZIESTU SZEŚCIU...

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CZERWONA GÓRA FUJI Z SERII TRZEYDZIESTU SZEŚCIU...

Sale Date: September 1, 2022

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Hyaku-Monogatari (portfolio, 5 reproduction...

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Hyaku-Monogatari (portfolio, 5 reproduction...

Sale Date: August 19, 2022

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Collection of Katsushika Hokusai (two volumes /...

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Collection of Katsushika Hokusai (two volumes /...

Sale Date: July 29, 2022

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An ōban yoko-e print entitled Tōkaidō Okazaki...

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An ōban yoko-e print entitled Tōkaidō Okazaki...

Sale Date: July 26, 2022

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An aizuri-e chūban tate-e print of a man washing

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An aizuri-e chūban tate-e print of a man washing

Sale Date: July 26, 2022

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An ōban yoko-e print titled Kameido Tenjin...

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An ōban yoko-e print titled Kameido Tenjin...

Sale Date: July 26, 2022

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The Roben Falls at Oyama in Sagami Province...

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The Roben Falls at Oyama in Sagami Province...

Sale Date: July 21, 2022

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South Wind, Clear Weather (Gaifu kaisei), also...

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South Wind, Clear Weather (Gaifu kaisei), also...

Sale Date: July 21, 2022

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The Poet Abe no Nakamaro |  Edo period, 19th...

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The Poet Abe no Nakamaro | Edo period, 19th...

Sale Date: July 21, 2022

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Poem by Kakinomoto no Hitomaro  | Edo period,...

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Poem by Kakinomoto no Hitomaro | Edo period,...

Sale Date: July 21, 2022

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Sudden Rain beneath the Summit (Sanka haku-u) |...

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Sudden Rain beneath the Summit (Sanka haku-u) |...

Sale Date: July 21, 2022

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Under the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa-oki...

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Under the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa-oki...

Sale Date: July 21, 2022

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Beach at sunrise | Edo period, late 18th century

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Beach at sunrise | Edo period, late 18th century

Sale Date: July 21, 2022

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HŌJU-JIZAI

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HŌJU-JIZAI

Sale Date: July 30, 2022

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Fugaku sanjurokkei: Buyo Tsukudajima...

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Fugaku sanjurokkei: Buyo Tsukudajima...

Sale Date: July 16, 2022

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from NAMI CHIDORI [PLOVERS OVER WAVES] (a set of

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from NAMI CHIDORI [PLOVERS OVER WAVES] (a set of

Sale Date: July 16, 2022

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Taro and balloon flower

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Taro and balloon flower

Sale Date: July 16, 2022

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