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

Hokusai (2,634 results)
Boars

Attributed to Hokusai

Boars

Sale Date: March 23, 2022

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A surimono chuban yoko-e print of three women...

Attributed to Hokusai

A surimono chuban yoko-e print of three women...

Sale Date: March 23, 2022

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Aa oban yoko-e print entitled Ariwara..., 1835–1836

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Aa oban yoko-e print entitled Ariwara..., 1835–1836

Sale Date: March 23, 2022

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A oban yoko-e print with a poem by Jito , 1835–1836

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A oban yoko-e print with a poem by Jito , 1835–1836

Sale Date: March 23, 2022

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A set of 14 sketches

Attributed to Hokusai

A set of 14 sketches

Sale Date: March 23, 2022

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An oban yoko-e print entitled Sunshu..., 1830–1831

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An oban yoko-e print entitled Sunshu..., 1830–1831

Sale Date: March 23, 2022

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A set of sketches

Attributed to Hokusai

A set of sketches

Sale Date: March 23, 2022

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Twelve oban yoko-e shunga prints, 1812

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Twelve oban yoko-e shunga prints, 1812

Sale Date: March 23, 2022

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Mount Fuji in a Thunderstorm, 1831

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Mount Fuji in a Thunderstorm, 1831

Sale Date: March 23, 2022

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Three woodblock prints, 1802–1806

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Three woodblock prints, 1802–1806

Sale Date: March 23, 2022

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A visit to the pleasure quarter

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A visit to the pleasure quarter

Sale Date: March 22, 2022

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Plum blossoms and moon, 1803

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Plum blossoms and moon, 1803

Sale Date: March 22, 2022

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Menou ishi (Agate), 1822

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Menou ishi (Agate), 1822

Sale Date: March 22, 2022

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Sakura kai (Cherry shell), 1821

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Sakura kai (Cherry shell), 1821

Sale Date: March 22, 2022

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Kinoe no Komatsu (Pining for love), 1814

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Kinoe no Komatsu (Pining for love), 1814

Sale Date: March 22, 2022

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Denshin kaishu Hokusai Manga, 1814–1878

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Denshin kaishu Hokusai Manga, 1814–1878

Sale Date: March 22, 2022

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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 22, 2022

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Lilies, 1833–1834

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Lilies, 1833–1834

Sale Date: March 22, 2022

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Poppies, 1833–1834

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Poppies, 1833–1834

Sale Date: March 22, 2022

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Yoshino (Cherry blossoms at Yoshino), 1833

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Yoshino (Cherry blossoms at Yoshino), 1833

Sale Date: March 22, 2022

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Yodogawa (Moonlight at Yodo River), 1833

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Yodogawa (Moonlight at Yodo River), 1833

Sale Date: March 22, 2022

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Suo no kuni Kintaibashi (Kintai Bridge, Suo..., 1834

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Suo no kuni Kintaibashi (Kintai Bridge, Suo..., 1834

Sale Date: March 22, 2022

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Kameido Tenjin taikobashi (The Drum Bridge..., 1834

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Kameido Tenjin taikobashi (The Drum Bridge..., 1834

Sale Date: March 22, 2022

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Goto kujira tsuki (Whaling off the Goto..., 1833

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Goto kujira tsuki (Whaling off the Goto..., 1833

Sale Date: March 22, 2022

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