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)

Under the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa-oki..., 1831

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Under the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa-oki..., 1831

Sale Date: December 19, 2023

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Hakone Lake in Sagami Province (Soshu Hakone , 1831

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Hakone Lake in Sagami Province (Soshu Hakone , 1831

Sale Date: December 19, 2023

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Ten woodblock prints from the series..., 1799–1800

Katsukawa Shuntei and Katsushika Hokusai

Ten woodblock prints from the series..., 1799–1800

Sale Date: December 19, 2023

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Portrait | 美人図

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Portrait | 美人図

Sale Date: December 8, 2023

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THIRTY-SIX VIEWS OF MOUNT FUJI

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THIRTY-SIX VIEWS OF MOUNT FUJI "Mount Fuji...

Sale Date: December 10, 2023

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SANKA HAKUU (L’ORAGE SOUS LE SOMMET DE LA...

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SANKA HAKUU (L’ORAGE SOUS LE SOMMET DE LA...

Sale Date: November 21, 2023

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SUDDEN RAIN BENEATH THE SUMMIT, 1800–1899

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SUDDEN RAIN BENEATH THE SUMMIT, 1800–1899

Sale Date: November 16, 2023

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Surimono, shikishiban, wooden horse and clock

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Surimono, shikishiban, wooden horse and clock

Sale Date: November 22, 2023

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Oban yoko-e from the series Hyakunin Isshu uba...

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Oban yoko-e from the series Hyakunin Isshu uba...

Sale Date: November 22, 2023

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Oban yoko-e from the series Hyakunin..., 1835–1836

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Oban yoko-e from the series Hyakunin..., 1835–1836

Sale Date: November 22, 2023

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Poem by Fujiwara No Toshiyuki Ason, 1835–1836

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Poem by Fujiwara No Toshiyuki Ason, 1835–1836

Sale Date: November 7, 2023

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Reclining Young Woman and Boy, 1800–1899

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Reclining Young Woman and Boy, 1800–1899

Sale Date: November 2, 2023

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Konvolut

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Sale Date: November 8, 2023

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Konvolut

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Sale Date: November 8, 2023

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Fugaku sanjurokkei: Koishikawa yuki no ashita...

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Fugaku sanjurokkei: Koishikawa yuki no ashita...

Sale Date: October 28, 2023

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Bunbuku-chagama | 文福茶釜之図

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Bunbuku-chagama | 文福茶釜之図

Sale Date: October 28, 2023

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Under the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa-oki..., 1831

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Under the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa-oki..., 1831

Sale Date: October 5, 2023

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Courtesan and her lover next to a book, 1815

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Courtesan and her lover next to a book, 1815

Sale Date: September 28, 2023

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Relaxing Couple and copulating mice, 1812

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Relaxing Couple and copulating mice, 1812

Sale Date: September 28, 2023

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A courtesan wiping, 1815

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A courtesan wiping, 1815

Sale Date: September 28, 2023

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A group of two hanpon, 1821

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A group of two hanpon, 1821

Sale Date: September 28, 2023

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A courtesan with her lover in black robe, 1815

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A courtesan with her lover in black robe, 1815

Sale Date: September 28, 2023

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A courtesan and her lover in festive costume, 1815

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A courtesan and her lover in festive costume, 1815

Sale Date: September 28, 2023

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The Poetess Komachi and Courtier

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The Poetess Komachi and Courtier

Sale Date: September 24, 2023

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