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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Hokusai (2,634 results)
Koshu Kajikazawa (Kajikazawa in Kai province)

Hokusai

Koshu Kajikazawa (Kajikazawa in Kai province)

Sale Date: November 7, 2019

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Shimo Meguro (Shimo Meguro)

Hokusai

Shimo Meguro (Shimo Meguro)

Sale Date: November 7, 2019

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Toto Asakusa Honganji (Honganji Temple at Asakusa)

Hokusai

Toto Asakusa Honganji (Honganji Temple at Asakusa)

Sale Date: November 7, 2019

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Abe no Nakamaro

Hokusai

Abe no Nakamaro

Sale Date: November 7, 2019

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Drum Bridge at Kameido Tenjin Shrine

Hokusai

Drum Bridge at Kameido Tenjin Shrine

Sale Date: November 7, 2019

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Ten erotic illustrations

Hokusai

Ten erotic illustrations

Sale Date: November 7, 2019

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Twelve erotic illustrations

Hokusai

Twelve erotic illustrations

Sale Date: November 7, 2019

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Hokusai manga, les croquis de Hokusai

Hokusai

Hokusai manga, les croquis de Hokusai

Sale Date: October 23, 2019

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Fukagawa Mannenbashi shita: Fugaku sanjurokkei...

Hokusai

Fukagawa Mannenbashi shita: Fugaku sanjurokkei...

Sale Date: October 19, 2019

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Ôtomo no Yakamochi (Poesia di Ch?nagon..., 1835–1836

Hokusai

Ôtomo no Yakamochi (Poesia di Ch?nagon..., 1835–1836

Sale Date: October 1, 2019

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KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760 – 1849), KANKE

Hokusai

KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760 – 1849), KANKE

Sale Date: June 22, 2019

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KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760 – 1849), TEISHIN-KO

Hokusai

KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760 – 1849), TEISHIN-KO

Sale Date: June 22, 2019

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KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760 – 1849), OIWA SAN

Hokusai

KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760 – 1849), OIWA SAN

Sale Date: June 22, 2019

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An oban yoko-e print entitled Chuto shoen..., 1832

Hokusai

An oban yoko-e print entitled Chuto shoen..., 1832

Sale Date: September 11, 2019

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A nagaban tate-e print entitled Tsuru matsu..., 1834

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A nagaban tate-e print entitled Tsuru matsu..., 1834

Sale Date: September 11, 2019

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An oban tate-e print entitled Toto Aoigaoka..., 1832

Hokusai

An oban tate-e print entitled Toto Aoigaoka..., 1832

Sale Date: September 11, 2019

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An oban yoko-e print entitled..., 1830–1831

Hokusai

An oban yoko-e print entitled..., 1830–1831

Sale Date: September 11, 2019

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An oban tate-e print entitled Shimotsuke..., 1832

Hokusai

An oban tate-e print entitled Shimotsuke..., 1832

Sale Date: September 11, 2019

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An oban tate-e print entitled Washu Yoshino..., 1832

Hokusai

An oban tate-e print entitled Washu Yoshino..., 1832

Sale Date: September 11, 2019

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Manga; tate-e; yoko-e; Manga; tate-e; yoko-e

Hokusai

Manga; tate-e; yoko-e; Manga; tate-e; yoko-e

Sale Date: September 23, 2019

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Surimono, 1822

Hokusai

Surimono, 1822

Sale Date: September 16, 2019

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KINOE NO KOMATSU (last volume) a book

Hokusai

KINOE NO KOMATSU (last volume) a book

Sale Date: September 28, 2019

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Fine Wind, Clear Morning (Thirty-six Views of...

Hokusai

Fine Wind, Clear Morning (Thirty-six Views of...

Sale Date: September 21, 2019

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Untitled

Hokusai

Untitled

Sale Date: July 25, 2019

Auction Closed

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