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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Hokusai (2,634 results)

Lower Meguro (Shimo-Meguro) | Edo..., 1830–1831

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Lower Meguro (Shimo-Meguro) | Edo..., 1830–1831

Sale Date: December 14, 2021

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Poem by Kakinomoto no Hitomaro, 1835–1836

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Poem by Kakinomoto no Hitomaro, 1835–1836

Sale Date: December 14, 2021

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Ri Haku (Li Bai), 1833

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Ri Haku (Li Bai), 1833

Sale Date: December 14, 2021

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Kisokaido Ono no bakufu (The waterfall at..., 1832

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Kisokaido Ono no bakufu (The waterfall at..., 1832

Sale Date: December 14, 2021

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Onami [Masculine waves]; Menami [Feminine waves]

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Onami [Masculine waves]; Menami [Feminine waves]

Sale Date: December 10, 2021

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Katsushika HOKUSAI (1760-1849)

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Katsushika HOKUSAI (1760-1849)

Sale Date: December 6, 2021

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A Picture Book of the Amusements in the..., 1802

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A Picture Book of the Amusements in the..., 1802

Sale Date: December 2, 2021

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葛饰北斋富岳三十六景全46枚

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葛饰北斋富岳三十六景全46枚

Sale Date: November 26, 2021

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FIVE WOODBLOCK PRINTS, 1806–1820

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FIVE WOODBLOCK PRINTS, 1806–1820

Sale Date: November 30, 2021

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Shunga (Japanese bound book)

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Shunga (Japanese bound book)

Sale Date: November 12, 2021

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Katsushika Hokusai, Japanese 1760-1849, , 1835–1836

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Katsushika Hokusai, Japanese 1760-1849, , 1835–1836

Sale Date: November 9, 2021

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Katsushika Hokusai, Japanese 1760-1849, , 1830–1832

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Katsushika Hokusai, Japanese 1760-1849, , 1830–1832

Sale Date: November 9, 2021

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The Inume Pass in Kai Province...

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The Inume Pass in Kai Province...

Sale Date: November 9, 2021

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SHUNGA PRINTS「Models of Couples」 (10 pieces set)

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SHUNGA PRINTS「Models of Couples」 (10 pieces set)

Sale Date: November 27, 2021

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Sunshu Ejiri (Ejiri in Suruga Province) , 1830–1832

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Sunshu Ejiri (Ejiri in Suruga Province) , 1830–1832

Sale Date: November 4, 2021

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Two kokonotsugiriban yoko-e surimono of , 1804–1805

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Two kokonotsugiriban yoko-e surimono of , 1804–1805

Sale Date: November 4, 2021

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Izumizaki yagetsu (Night Moon at Izumizaki)..., 1832

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Izumizaki yagetsu (Night Moon at Izumizaki)..., 1832

Sale Date: November 4, 2021

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自画像镜架水墨纸本

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自画像镜架水墨纸本

Sale Date: October 16, 2021

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Ôban from the series Zen Hokusai Fuji shôkei...

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Ôban from the series Zen Hokusai Fuji shôkei...

Sale Date: November 11, 2021

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Color double page from the book Ehon..., 1805

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Color double page from the book Ehon..., 1805

Sale Date: November 11, 2021

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Two albums with glued-down, trimmed book pages, 1802

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Two albums with glued-down, trimmed book pages, 1802

Sale Date: November 11, 2021

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Block book in sumizuri. Fugaku hyakkei (One...

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Block book in sumizuri. Fugaku hyakkei (One...

Sale Date: November 11, 2021

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Fugaku hakkei (The Hundred Views of Mount..., 1842

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Fugaku hakkei (The Hundred Views of Mount..., 1842

Sale Date: November 11, 2021

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Daikokuten

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Sale Date: October 30, 2021

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