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)
Fukagawa Mannenbashi no shita (Under..., 1830–1831

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Fukagawa Mannenbashi no shita (Under..., 1830–1831

Sale Date: September 21, 2021

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Koshu Inume toge (Inume Pass in Kai..., 1830–1831

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Koshu Inume toge (Inume Pass in Kai..., 1830–1831

Sale Date: September 21, 2021

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Soshu Shichirigahama (Shichirigahama..., 1830–1831

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Soshu Shichirigahama (Shichirigahama..., 1830–1831

Sale Date: September 21, 2021

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

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

Sale Date: September 21, 2021

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Yoshitsune's Horse-washing Falls at Yoshino..., 1832

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Yoshitsune's Horse-washing Falls at Yoshino..., 1832

Sale Date: September 21, 2021

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The waterfall at Ono on the Kisokaido Road, 1832

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The waterfall at Ono on the Kisokaido Road, 1832

Sale Date: September 21, 2021

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Samurai on horseback in a landscape

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Samurai on horseback in a landscape

Sale Date: July 23, 2020

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Fugaku hyakkei, Les Cent vues du Mont Fuji,...

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Fugaku hyakkei, Les Cent vues du Mont Fuji,...

Sale Date: July 1, 2021

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O-tanzaku, deux oies en vol au-dessus des...

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O-tanzaku, deux oies en vol au-dessus des...

Sale Date: July 1, 2021

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Deux chuban tate-e de la série Hyaku monogatari,

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Deux chuban tate-e de la série Hyaku monogatari,

Sale Date: July 1, 2021

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Aoyama. Enza-no-matsu

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Aoyama. Enza-no-matsu

Sale Date: June 25, 2021

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Ôban, yoko-e

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Ôban, yoko-e

Sale Date: June 25, 2021

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Shokoku meikyo kiran: Kozuke Sano funabashi no...

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Shokoku meikyo kiran: Kozuke Sano funabashi no...

Sale Date: June 18, 2021

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Kanadehon Chushingura: San-danme [Act III from...

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Kanadehon Chushingura: San-danme [Act III from...

Sale Date: June 18, 2021

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Fuji in Spring: Plum Blossoms and the Moon, 1803

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Fuji in Spring: Plum Blossoms and the Moon, 1803

Sale Date: June 10, 2021

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The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido:..., 1806

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The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido:..., 1806

Sale Date: June 10, 2021

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Dancer and Attendant, 1791

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Dancer and Attendant, 1791

Sale Date: June 10, 2021

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Miyako Shell, 1820

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Miyako Shell, 1820

Sale Date: June 10, 2021

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Manzai Dancer, Saburo, Plum Branch, and A...

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Manzai Dancer, Saburo, Plum Branch, and A...

Sale Date: June 10, 2021

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KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760 – 1849), THE..., 1830

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KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760 – 1849), THE..., 1830

Sale Date: June 4, 2021

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KOSHU KAJIKAZAWA (KAJIKAZAWA DANS LA PROVINCE DE

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KOSHU KAJIKAZAWA (KAJIKAZAWA DANS LA PROVINCE DE

Sale Date: June 9, 2021

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Série 100 poèmes de 100 poètes expliqués par , 1835

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Série 100 poèmes de 100 poètes expliqués par , 1835

Sale Date: June 8, 2021

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Série 100 poèmes de 100 poètes expliqués par , 1835

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Série 100 poèmes de 100 poètes expliqués par , 1835

Sale Date: June 8, 2021

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Série Remarquables vues de ponts de..., 1834

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Série Remarquables vues de ponts de..., 1834

Sale Date: June 8, 2021

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