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)

Edo Nihombashi from Fugaku Sanju Rokkei [Edo...

Hokusai

Edo Nihombashi from Fugaku Sanju Rokkei [Edo...

Sale Date: February 15, 2020

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WATERWHEEL AT ONDEN (ONDEN NO SUISHA), 1830–1831

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WATERWHEEL AT ONDEN (ONDEN NO SUISHA), 1830–1831

Sale Date: November 7, 2019

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REFLECTION IN LAKE AT MISAKA IN KAI..., 1830–1832

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REFLECTION IN LAKE AT MISAKA IN KAI..., 1830–1832

Sale Date: November 7, 2019

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(2) Hokusai Woodblock Prints Shika..., 1833–1834

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(2) Hokusai Woodblock Prints Shika..., 1833–1834

Sale Date: June 8, 2019

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"The Great Wave" or "Under The Wave Off Kanagawa"

Sale Date: January 11, 2020

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Japanese Woodblock Booklet By Two Brushes

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Japanese Woodblock Booklet By Two Brushes

Sale Date: January 11, 2020

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Woman looking at herself in a hand-mirror

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Woman looking at herself in a hand-mirror

Sale Date: January 25, 2020

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Nami chidori [Plovers above the waves] (a set of

Hokusai

Nami chidori [Plovers above the waves] (a set of

Sale Date: January 25, 2020

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Eggplant

Hokusai

Sale Date: January 17, 2020

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Fugaku sanjurokkei: Noboto-ura [Bay of Noboto...

Hokusai

Fugaku sanjurokkei: Noboto-ura [Bay of Noboto...

Sale Date: January 17, 2020

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Fugaku sanjurokkei: Koshū Isawa no Akatsuki...

Hokusai

Fugaku sanjurokkei: Koshū Isawa no Akatsuki...

Sale Date: January 17, 2020

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Fugaku sanjurokkei: Buyo Tsukuda-jima [Tsukuda...

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Fugaku sanjurokkei: Buyo Tsukuda-jima [Tsukuda...

Sale Date: January 17, 2020

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Fugaku sanjurokkei: Gohyaku-rakanji Sazaido...

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Fugaku sanjurokkei: Gohyaku-rakanji Sazaido...

Sale Date: January 17, 2020

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Toto shokei ichiran [Fine Views of the Eastern...

Hokusai

Toto shokei ichiran [Fine Views of the Eastern...

Sale Date: January 17, 2020

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Shokoku meikyo kiran: Tokaido Okazaki Yahagi no...

Hokusai

Shokoku meikyo kiran: Tokaido Okazaki Yahagi no...

Sale Date: January 17, 2020

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FISH (woodblock print; 13 pictures set)

School of Hokusai

FISH (woodblock print; 13 pictures set)

Sale Date: February 8, 2020

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AMANO IWATO

Hokusai

Sale Date: February 8, 2020

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ROKKASEN

Hokusai

Sale Date: February 8, 2020

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《富岳三十六景》（全木版画46枚）限量版收藏套盒

Hokusai

《富岳三十六景》（全木版画46枚）限量版收藏套盒

Sale Date: January 4, 2020

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浪千鳥」よりfrom NAMICHIDORI [Plovers above Waves

Hokusai

浪千鳥」よりfrom NAMICHIDORI [Plovers above Waves

Sale Date: January 17, 2020

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富久寿楚宇」よりfrom FUKUJUSO [The Adonis Plant

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富久寿楚宇」よりfrom FUKUJUSO [The Adonis Plant

Sale Date: January 17, 2020

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Importante peinture sur panneau de bois de..., 1900

Attributed to Hokusai

Importante peinture sur panneau de bois de..., 1900

Sale Date: December 12, 2019

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The Minister Toru (Toru Daiijin), 1833

Hokusai

The Minister Toru (Toru Daiijin), 1833

Sale Date: December 5, 2019

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Mishima Pass in Kai Province (Koshu..., 1831

Hokusai

Mishima Pass in Kai Province (Koshu..., 1831

Sale Date: December 5, 2019

Auction Closed

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