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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Hokusai (2,634 results)
La costa di Noboto nella provincia di Shimosa, 1830

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La costa di Noboto nella provincia di Shimosa, 1830

Sale Date: April 2, 2019

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Il ponte Togetsu a Arashiyama nella..., 1834

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Il ponte Togetsu a Arashiyama nella..., 1834

Sale Date: April 2, 2019

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Sei Shōnagon, 1833–1844

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Sei Shōnagon, 1833–1844

Sale Date: April 2, 2019

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Gruppo di undici xilografie

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Gruppo di undici xilografie

Sale Date: April 2, 2019

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Poem by Abe no Nakamaro, from the series One...

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Poem by Abe no Nakamaro, from the series One...

Sale Date: April 13, 2019

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Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) Monsin beaten by...

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Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) Monsin beaten by...

Sale Date: April 4, 2019

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Monsin beaten by the great hero

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Monsin beaten by the great hero

Sale Date: April 4, 2019

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Tsukuda Island in Musashi Province..., 1830–1831

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Tsukuda Island in Musashi Province..., 1830–1831

Sale Date: March 30, 2019

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Senju in Musashi Province (Bushu..., 1830–1831

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Senju in Musashi Province (Bushu..., 1830–1831

Sale Date: March 30, 2019

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Acht Doppelseiten mit Landschaftsdarstellungen...

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Acht Doppelseiten mit Landschaftsdarstellungen...

Sale Date: March 23, 2019

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16 Blätter aus

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16 Blätter aus "100 Ansichten des Fuji" , 1834–1835

Sale Date: March 23, 2019

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40 Blätter aus

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40 Blätter aus "100 Ansichten des Fuji" , 1834–1835

Sale Date: March 23, 2019

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35 Blätter aus

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35 Blätter aus "100 Ansichten des Fuji" , 1834–1835

Sale Date: March 23, 2019

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Kakejiku (vertical hanging scroll) in yokomono...

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Kakejiku (vertical hanging scroll) in yokomono...

Sale Date: March 21, 2019

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An oban yoko-e print entitled Shojin tozan..., 1835

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An oban yoko-e print entitled Shojin tozan..., 1835

Sale Date: March 20, 2019

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An oban yoko-e print entitled Kakinomoto no..., 1835

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An oban yoko-e print entitled Kakinomoto no..., 1835

Sale Date: March 20, 2019

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An oban yoko-e print entitled Suo no kuni..., 1834

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An oban yoko-e print entitled Suo no kuni..., 1834

Sale Date: March 20, 2019

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

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

Sale Date: March 20, 2019

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An oban tate-e print entitled Mino no kuni..., 1832

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An oban tate-e print entitled Mino no kuni..., 1832

Sale Date: March 20, 2019

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An oban yoko-e print entitled Kanagawa-oki..., 1830

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An oban yoko-e print entitled Kanagawa-oki..., 1830

Sale Date: March 20, 2019

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Two surimono kokonotsugiri prints

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Two surimono kokonotsugiri prints

Sale Date: March 20, 2019

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

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

Sale Date: March 20, 2019

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Comprising three oban yoko-e prints:..., 1781–1830

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Comprising three oban yoko-e prints:..., 1781–1830

Sale Date: March 20, 2019

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Il feudo Umezawa nella provincia di Sagami, 1830

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Il feudo Umezawa nella provincia di Sagami, 1830

Sale Date: April 2, 2019

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