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)

THIRTY-SIX VIEWS OF MOUNT FUJI「Sunset across...

Hokusai

THIRTY-SIX VIEWS OF MOUNT FUJI「Sunset across...

Sale Date: October 7, 2017

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Ein Blatt

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Ein Blatt "Rihaku" aus der Serie "Shiika...

Sale Date: September 21, 2017

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Ein Blatt

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Ein Blatt "Ariwara no Narihira" aus der Serie...

Sale Date: September 21, 2017

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A oban yoko-e print of Beison no chikurin..., 1833

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A oban yoko-e print of Beison no chikurin..., 1833

Sale Date: September 13, 2017

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A double-width horizontal kokonotsugiri..., 1804

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A double-width horizontal kokonotsugiri..., 1804

Sale Date: September 13, 2017

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An oban yoko-e print of Hietsu no sakai..., 1834

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An oban yoko-e print of Hietsu no sakai..., 1834

Sale Date: September 13, 2017

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Shichirigahama Beach in Sagami Province from...

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Shichirigahama Beach in Sagami Province from...

Sale Date: September 8, 2017

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Mishima Pass in Kai Province from THIRTY-SIX...

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Mishima Pass in Kai Province from THIRTY-SIX...

Sale Date: September 8, 2017

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Fujimigahara [Fuji-view Moor] in Owari Province...

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Fujimigahara [Fuji-view Moor] in Owari Province...

Sale Date: September 8, 2017

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Fuji reflected in lake mikasa

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Fuji reflected in lake mikasa

Sale Date: September 9, 2017

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From Views of Mount Fuji

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From Views of Mount Fuji

Sale Date: August 23, 2017

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Rainstorm beneath the Summit (Sanka..., 1830–1835

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Rainstorm beneath the Summit (Sanka..., 1830–1835

Sale Date: August 6, 2017

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Kajikazawa, Kai Province, 1830–1834

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Kajikazawa, Kai Province, 1830–1834

Sale Date: August 6, 2017

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Beauty

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Sale Date: July 15, 2017

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Tama River in Musashi Province from THIRTY-SIX...

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Tama River in Musashi Province from THIRTY-SIX...

Sale Date: July 15, 2017

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THIRTY-SIX VIEWS OF MOUNT FUJI (Koushu Mishimagoe)

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THIRTY-SIX VIEWS OF MOUNT FUJI (Koushu Mishimagoe)

Sale Date: July 22, 2017

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THIRTY-SIX VIEWS OF MOUNT FUJI (Mannen Bridge at

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THIRTY-SIX VIEWS OF MOUNT FUJI (Mannen Bridge at

Sale Date: July 22, 2017

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Oban yoko-e de la série Hyakunin isshu uba ga

Hokusai

Oban yoko-e de la série Hyakunin isshu uba ga

Sale Date: June 23, 2017

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Oban yoko-e de la série Fugaku sanjurokkei,..., 1831

Hokusai

Oban yoko-e de la série Fugaku sanjurokkei,..., 1831

Sale Date: June 23, 2017

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Oban yoko-e de la série Hyakunin isshu uba ga

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Oban yoko-e de la série Hyakunin isshu uba ga

Sale Date: June 23, 2017

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Nagaban yoko-e, procession de jeunes femmes

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Nagaban yoko-e, procession de jeunes femmes

Sale Date: June 23, 2017

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Oban yoko-e de la série Hyakunin isshu uba ga

Hokusai

Oban yoko-e de la série Hyakunin isshu uba ga

Sale Date: June 23, 2017

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Oban tate-e de la série Shokoku taki meguri, , 1832

Hokusai

Oban tate-e de la série Shokoku taki meguri, , 1832

Sale Date: June 23, 2017

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Oban yoko-e de la série Ryûkyû hakkei, huit..., 1832

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Oban yoko-e de la série Ryûkyû hakkei, huit..., 1832

Sale Date: June 23, 2017

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