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)
Tokaido Okazaki Yahagi no hashi (Yahagi..., 1834

Hokusai

Tokaido Okazaki Yahagi no hashi (Yahagi..., 1834

Sale Date: March 22, 2022

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Izumizaki yagetsu (Evening moon at Izumizaki), 1832

Hokusai

Izumizaki yagetsu (Evening moon at Izumizaki), 1832

Sale Date: March 22, 2022

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Mikawa no Yatsuhashi no kozu (Ancient view of...

Hokusai

Mikawa no Yatsuhashi no kozu (Ancient view of...

Sale Date: March 22, 2022

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

Hokusai

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

Sale Date: March 22, 2022

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Soshu Hakone no kosui (Hakone Lake in..., 1830–1832

Hokusai

Soshu Hakone no kosui (Hakone Lake in..., 1830–1832

Sale Date: March 22, 2022

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Bushu Tamagawa (The Tama “Jewel” River..., 1830–1831

Hokusai

Bushu Tamagawa (The Tama “Jewel” River..., 1830–1831

Sale Date: March 22, 2022

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

Hokusai

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

Sale Date: March 22, 2022

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Shojin tozan (Groups of mountain..., 1831–1834

Hokusai

Shojin tozan (Groups of mountain..., 1831–1834

Sale Date: March 22, 2022

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Under the Mannen Bridge at Fukagawa, 1830–1831

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Under the Mannen Bridge at Fukagawa, 1830–1831

Sale Date: March 22, 2022

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

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

Sale Date: March 22, 2022

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Tokaido Yoshida (Yoshida on Tokaido), 1830–1831

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Tokaido Yoshida (Yoshida on Tokaido), 1830–1831

Sale Date: March 22, 2022

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Tokaido Hodogaya (Hodogaya on Tokaido), 1830–1831

Hokusai

Tokaido Hodogaya (Hodogaya on Tokaido), 1830–1831

Sale Date: March 22, 2022

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Ayu (sweetfish)

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Ayu (sweetfish)

Sale Date: March 22, 2022

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Snake, bird and cherry blossoms

Hokusai

Snake, bird and cherry blossoms

Sale Date: March 22, 2022

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Ono no Komachi Invoking Rain (Amagoi..., 1810–1819

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Ono no Komachi Invoking Rain (Amagoi..., 1810–1819

Sale Date: March 22, 2022

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Shinpan ukie Ryogoku-bashi yusuzumi yomise no zu

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Shinpan ukie Ryogoku-bashi yusuzumi yomise no zu

Sale Date: March 18, 2022

Auction Closed

Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji: Kajikazawa..., 1830

Hokusai

Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji: Kajikazawa..., 1830

Sale Date: March 22, 2022

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《富岳三十六景》一套四十六枚全

Hokusai

《富岳三十六景》一套四十六枚全

Sale Date: September 11, 2021

Auction Closed

NFT issus de l'oeuvre de Katsushika Hokusai

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NFT issus de l'oeuvre de Katsushika Hokusai

Sale Date: February 8, 2022

Auction Closed

Ushibori in Hitachi

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Ushibori in Hitachi

Sale Date: February 8, 2022

Auction Closed

NFT issus de l'oeuvre de Katsushika Hokusai

After Hokusai

NFT issus de l'oeuvre de Katsushika Hokusai

Sale Date: February 8, 2022

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NFT issus de l'oeuvre de Katsushika Hokusai,...

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NFT issus de l'oeuvre de Katsushika Hokusai,...

Sale Date: February 8, 2022

Auction Closed

Deux estampes oban tate-e de la série..., 1805–1815

Hokusai

Deux estampes oban tate-e de la série..., 1805–1815

Sale Date: February 4, 2022

Auction Closed

The Great Wave off Kanagawa

Hokusai

The Great Wave off Kanagawa

Sale Date: January 27, 2022

Auction Closed

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