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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Poem by Lady Ise, 1835–1836

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Poem by Lady Ise, 1835–1836

Sale Date: September 21, 2021

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Kozuke Sano funabashi no kozu (The Pontoon..., 1834

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Kozuke Sano funabashi no kozu (The Pontoon..., 1834

Sale Date: September 21, 2021

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Sesshu Tenmabashi (The Tenma Bridge in..., 1834

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Sesshu Tenmabashi (The Tenma Bridge in..., 1834

Sale Date: September 21, 2021

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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: September 21, 2021

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Joshu Ushibori (Ushibori in Hitachi Province), 1831

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Joshu Ushibori (Ushibori in Hitachi Province), 1831

Sale Date: September 21, 2021

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Sumidagawa Sekiya no sato (Sekiya..., 1830–1833

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Sumidagawa Sekiya no sato (Sekiya..., 1830–1833

Sale Date: September 21, 2021

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Koshu Kajikazawa (Kajikazawa in Kai..., 1830–1831

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Koshu Kajikazawa (Kajikazawa in Kai..., 1830–1831

Sale Date: September 21, 2021

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Koshu Mishima-goe (Mishima Pass in Kai..., 1831

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Koshu Mishima-goe (Mishima Pass in Kai..., 1831

Sale Date: September 21, 2021

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

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

Sale Date: September 21, 2021

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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: September 21, 2021

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Shimomeguro, 1830–1831

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Shimomeguro, 1830–1831

Sale Date: September 21, 2021

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The Mitsui Shop at Surugacho, 1830–1832

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The Mitsui Shop at Surugacho, 1830–1832

Sale Date: September 21, 2021

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Inume Pass in Kai Province, 1830–1831

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Inume Pass in Kai Province, 1830–1831

Sale Date: September 21, 2021

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Honganji Temple at Asakusa, 1831–1832

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Honganji Temple at Asakusa, 1831–1832

Sale Date: September 21, 2021

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Shichirigahama Beach at Sagami Province, 1830–1831

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Shichirigahama Beach at Sagami Province, 1830–1831

Sale Date: September 21, 2021

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The Amida Waterfall in the far reaches of..., 1832

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The Amida Waterfall in the far reaches of..., 1832

Sale Date: September 21, 2021

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The Roben Fall at Oyama in Sagami Province, 1832

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The Roben Fall at Oyama in Sagami Province, 1832

Sale Date: September 21, 2021

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Hawk and cherry blossoms, 1834

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Hawk and cherry blossoms, 1834

Sale Date: September 21, 2021

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Mount Fuji viewed from Lake Ashi in Hakone

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Mount Fuji viewed from Lake Ashi in Hakone

Sale Date: September 21, 2021

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Otomo no Yakamochi (Poem by Chunagon..., 1835–1836

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Otomo no Yakamochi (Poem by Chunagon..., 1835–1836

Sale Date: September 21, 2021

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Yoshino (Cherry blossoms at Yoshino), 1833

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Yoshino (Cherry blossoms at Yoshino), 1833

Sale Date: September 21, 2021

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Yodogawa (Moonlight at Yodo River), 1833

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Yodogawa (Moonlight at Yodo River), 1833

Sale Date: September 21, 2021

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Sumida (Snow on the Sumida River), 1833

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Sumida (Snow on the Sumida River), 1833

Sale Date: September 21, 2021

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Tokaido Ejiri Tago no ura ryakuzu (Tago , 1830–1831

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Tokaido Ejiri Tago no ura ryakuzu (Tago , 1830–1831

Sale Date: September 21, 2021

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