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)
an oban yoko-e shunga (erotic picture) print...

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an oban yoko-e shunga (erotic picture) print...

Sale Date: November 3, 2023

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Two chuban tate-e prints of Okabe and..., 1800–1825

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Two chuban tate-e prints of Okabe and..., 1800–1825

Sale Date: December 15, 2023

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KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI 33 X 24 CM. ORIHON ALBUM..., 1822

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KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI 33 X 24 CM. ORIHON ALBUM..., 1822

Sale Date: December 15, 2023

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KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI FOUR WORKS BY KATSUSHIKA..., 1804

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KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI FOUR WORKS BY KATSUSHIKA..., 1804

Sale Date: December 15, 2023

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Black and white illustrations from the album...

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Black and white illustrations from the album...

Sale Date: December 8, 2023

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View of the shrines Mimeguri and Ushi Gozen

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View of the shrines Mimeguri and Ushi Gozen

Sale Date: December 8, 2023

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Harvesting farmers

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Harvesting farmers

Sale Date: December 8, 2023

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Album. Denshin kaishu Hokusai manga

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Album. Denshin kaishu Hokusai manga

Sale Date: December 8, 2023

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View of Mt. Fuji

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View of Mt. Fuji

Sale Date: December 8, 2023

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The waterwheel at Onden

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The waterwheel at Onden

Sale Date: December 8, 2023

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Two chuban tate-e prints of Okabe and..., 1800–1825

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Two chuban tate-e prints of Okabe and..., 1800–1825

Sale Date: November 8, 2023

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Masculine waves; Feminine waves (reproduction/a...

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Masculine waves; Feminine waves (reproduction/a...

Sale Date: January 18, 2024

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Poem by Fujiwara no Yoshitaka, 1835

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Poem by Fujiwara no Yoshitaka, 1835

Sale Date: December 19, 2023

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The beach at Enoshima, 1800

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The beach at Enoshima, 1800

Sale Date: December 19, 2023

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Poem by Minamoto no Muneyuki Ason, 1835

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Poem by Minamoto no Muneyuki Ason, 1835

Sale Date: December 19, 2023

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Poem by Sangi Takamura (Ono no Takamura), 1835

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Poem by Sangi Takamura (Ono no Takamura), 1835

Sale Date: December 19, 2023

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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 19, 2023

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The Coast of Noboto (Noboto ura), 1832

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The Coast of Noboto (Noboto ura), 1832

Sale Date: December 19, 2023

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Waterwheel at Onden (Onden no suisha), 1830

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Waterwheel at Onden (Onden no suisha), 1830

Sale Date: December 19, 2023

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The Drum Bridge at Kameido Tenjin Shrine..., 1834

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The Drum Bridge at Kameido Tenjin Shrine..., 1834

Sale Date: December 19, 2023

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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 19, 2023

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The Roben Falls at Oyama in Sagami Province..., 1832

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The Roben Falls at Oyama in Sagami Province..., 1832

Sale Date: December 19, 2023

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Ushibori in Hitachi Province (Joshu Ushibori), 1831

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Ushibori in Hitachi Province (Joshu Ushibori), 1831

Sale Date: December 19, 2023

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Snowy Morning At Koishikawa (Koishikawa yuki , 1832

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Snowy Morning At Koishikawa (Koishikawa yuki , 1832

Sale Date: December 19, 2023

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