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 Artworks

Hokusai (2,634 results)

Byakue Kannon (Kannon (Guan Yin) in White)

Hokusai

Byakue Kannon (Kannon (Guan Yin) in White)

Sale Date: March 9, 2019

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Série des 36 vues du mont Fuji, le temple...

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Série des 36 vues du mont Fuji, le temple...

Sale Date: February 22, 2019

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THE MINISTER TORU ( TORU DAIJIN ), 1833

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THE MINISTER TORU ( TORU DAIJIN ), 1833

Sale Date: December 11, 2018

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A surimono, 1822

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A surimono, 1822

Sale Date: November 25, 2018

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From the series One Hundred Poems..., 1835–1836

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From the series One Hundred Poems..., 1835–1836

Sale Date: November 25, 2018

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In The Well of the Great Wave off Kanagawa..., 1831

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In The Well of the Great Wave off Kanagawa..., 1831

Sale Date: November 25, 2018

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Clear Weather (Gaifu kaisei), 1831

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Clear Weather (Gaifu kaisei), 1831

Sale Date: November 25, 2018

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Kakejiku (vertical hanging scroll)

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Kakejiku (vertical hanging scroll)

Sale Date: November 8, 2018

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Two beauties standing on top of hill

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Two beauties standing on top of hill

Sale Date: November 19, 2018

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Bushu Tamagawa (The Tama River in Musashi...

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Bushu Tamagawa (The Tama River in Musashi...

Sale Date: November 19, 2018

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Toto Sundai (Surugadai in Edo)

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Toto Sundai (Surugadai in Edo)

Sale Date: November 19, 2018

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Tokaido Ejiri Tago no ura ryakuzu (Abridged view

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Tokaido Ejiri Tago no ura ryakuzu (Abridged view

Sale Date: November 19, 2018

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Chunagon Yakamochi (The Poet Chunagon Yakamochi)

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Chunagon Yakamochi (The Poet Chunagon Yakamochi)

Sale Date: November 19, 2018

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Kakinomoto no Hitomaro

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Kakinomoto no Hitomaro

Sale Date: November 19, 2018

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Tokaido Sakanoshita Kiyotaki Kannon (Kiyotaki...

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Tokaido Sakanoshita Kiyotaki Kannon (Kiyotaki...

Sale Date: November 19, 2018

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Soshu Oyama Roben no taki (The Roben Waterfall...

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Soshu Oyama Roben no taki (The Roben Waterfall...

Sale Date: November 19, 2018

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A courtesan writing letter

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A courtesan writing letter

Sale Date: November 19, 2018

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INUME PASS IN KAI PROVINCE (KOSHU INUME-TOGE)

Hokusai

INUME PASS IN KAI PROVINCE (KOSHU INUME-TOGE)

Sale Date: November 9, 2018

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Old View of the Pontoon Bridge at Sano in Kozuke

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Old View of the Pontoon Bridge at Sano in Kozuke

Sale Date: October 13, 2018

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NAMICHIDORI No.12, 1816

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NAMICHIDORI No.12, 1816

Sale Date: October 13, 2018

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NAMICHIDORI No.11, 1816

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NAMICHIDORI No.11, 1816

Sale Date: October 13, 2018

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NAMICHIDORI No.8, 1816

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NAMICHIDORI No.8, 1816

Sale Date: October 13, 2018

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NAMICHIDORI No.6, 1816

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NAMICHIDORI No.6, 1816

Sale Date: October 13, 2018

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NAMICHIDORI No.5, 1816

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NAMICHIDORI No.5, 1816

Sale Date: October 13, 2018

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