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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SHUNGA PRINTS

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SHUNGA PRINTS "Models of Couples" No.1

Sale Date: February 19, 2022

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SHUNGA PRINTS "Models of Couples" No.6

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SHUNGA PRINTS "Models of Couples" (12 pictures...

Sale Date: February 19, 2022

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Ema

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Sale Date: December 12, 2021

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Hunter blowing a deer-luring pipe, and a flock...

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Hunter blowing a deer-luring pipe, and a flock...

Sale Date: January 22, 2022

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Takasago

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Sale Date: January 22, 2022

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Lobster

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Sale Date: January 22, 2022

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Tokaido gojusan tsugi e tsukushi [THE...

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Tokaido gojusan tsugi e tsukushi [THE...

Sale Date: January 22, 2022

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Kanadehon chushingura: Kudanme [Act IX from THE...

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Kanadehon chushingura: Kudanme [Act IX from THE...

Sale Date: January 22, 2022

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Old View of the Boat-Bridge at Sano in..., 1834

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Old View of the Boat-Bridge at Sano in..., 1834

Sale Date: December 14, 2021

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The Purple Shell (Murasaki-gai) | Edo..., 1821

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The Purple Shell (Murasaki-gai) | Edo..., 1821

Sale Date: December 14, 2021

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One Hundred Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku...

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One Hundred Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku...

Sale Date: December 14, 2021

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Old View of the Boat-Bridge at Sano in..., 1834

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Old View of the Boat-Bridge at Sano in..., 1834

Sale Date: December 14, 2021

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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: December 14, 2021

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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 14, 2021

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Peony and Butterfly | Edo period, 19th..., 1831–1832

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Peony and Butterfly | Edo period, 19th..., 1831–1832

Sale Date: December 14, 2021

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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: December 14, 2021

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Enoshima in Sagami Province (Soshu Enoshima) , 1832

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Enoshima in Sagami Province (Soshu Enoshima) , 1832

Sale Date: December 14, 2021

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Chrysanthemums and Horsefly | Edo..., 1831–1832

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Chrysanthemums and Horsefly | Edo..., 1831–1832

Sale Date: December 14, 2021

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Enoshima in Sagami Province (Soshu Enoshima) , 1831

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Enoshima in Sagami Province (Soshu Enoshima) , 1831

Sale Date: December 14, 2021

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Shichirigahama Beach, Sagami Province (Soshu , 1831

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Shichirigahama Beach, Sagami Province (Soshu , 1831

Sale Date: December 14, 2021

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An amorous couple | Edo period, 19th century, 1812

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An amorous couple | Edo period, 19th century, 1812

Sale Date: December 14, 2021

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Surugadai in Edo (Toto Surugadai) | Edo , 1831–1832

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Surugadai in Edo (Toto Surugadai) | Edo , 1831–1832

Sale Date: December 14, 2021

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Three shunga woodblock-printed book plates | , 1814

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Three shunga woodblock-printed book plates | , 1814

Sale Date: December 14, 2021

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