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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Hokusai (2,634 results)

SAMURAI ARMOR

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SAMURAI ARMOR

Sale Date: April 14, 2022

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Two woodblock prints from the pentaptych, New...

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Two woodblock prints from the pentaptych, New...

Sale Date: April 21, 2022

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Cushion Pine at Aoyama

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Cushion Pine at Aoyama

Sale Date: April 28, 2022

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Under the Well of the Great Wave Off Kanagawa, 1831

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Under the Well of the Great Wave Off Kanagawa, 1831

Sale Date: April 28, 2022

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Fugaku sanjurokkei: Koshu Misaka suimen [On the...

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Fugaku sanjurokkei: Koshu Misaka suimen [On the...

Sale Date: April 23, 2022

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SHUNGA PRINTS

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SHUNGA PRINTS "Models of Couples" No.9

Sale Date: April 23, 2022

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Nidanme (Akt II) aus der Serie:

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Nidanme (Akt II) aus der Serie:"Kanadehon..., 1806

Sale Date: April 7, 2022

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Hotei

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Sale Date: March 31, 2022

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Cherry Blossoms at Yoshino (Yoshino)

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Cherry Blossoms at Yoshino (Yoshino)

Sale Date: March 24, 2022

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The Falling Mist Waterfall at Mount Kurokami , 1833

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The Falling Mist Waterfall at Mount Kurokami , 1833

Sale Date: March 24, 2022

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The Amida Falls in the Far Reaches of the..., 1833

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The Amida Falls in the Far Reaches of the..., 1833

Sale Date: March 24, 2022

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The Poet Ise, 1835–1836

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The Poet Ise, 1835–1836

Sale Date: March 24, 2022

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Yoshitsune's Horse-washing Falls at Yoshino..., 1833

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Yoshitsune's Horse-washing Falls at Yoshino..., 1833

Sale Date: March 24, 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: March 24, 2022

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The Pillow Shell (Makura no kai)

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The Pillow Shell (Makura no kai)

Sale Date: March 24, 2022

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Under the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa-oki..., 1831

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Under the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa-oki..., 1831

Sale Date: March 24, 2022

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Surugadai in Edo (Toto Surugadai), 1831–1832

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Surugadai in Edo (Toto Surugadai), 1831–1832

Sale Date: March 24, 2022

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Viewing Sunset over Ryogoku Bridge from the..., 1832

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Viewing Sunset over Ryogoku Bridge from the..., 1832

Sale Date: March 24, 2022

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Ushibori in Hitachi Province (Joshu Ushibori), 1831

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Ushibori in Hitachi Province (Joshu Ushibori), 1831

Sale Date: March 24, 2022

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Fine Wind, Clear Weather (Gaifu kaisei),..., 1831

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Fine Wind, Clear Weather (Gaifu kaisei),..., 1831

Sale Date: March 24, 2022

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The Jewel River in Musashi Province..., 1830–1831

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The Jewel River in Musashi Province..., 1830–1831

Sale Date: March 24, 2022

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Catching fireflies (Hotaru gari)

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Catching fireflies (Hotaru gari)

Sale Date: March 24, 2022

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Watching Fireworks in the Cool of the..., 1780–1789

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Watching Fireworks in the Cool of the..., 1780–1789

Sale Date: March 24, 2022

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Mounting Love at the Snowbound Barrier..., 1805

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Mounting Love at the Snowbound Barrier..., 1805

Sale Date: March 24, 2022

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