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)
Soshu Hakone no kosui (Lake Hakone in Sagami...

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Soshu Hakone no kosui (Lake Hakone in Sagami...

Sale Date: April 25, 2017

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Soshu Umezawa hidari (Umezawa Manor in Sagami...

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Soshu Umezawa hidari (Umezawa Manor in Sagami...

Sale Date: April 25, 2017

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Toto Asakusa Honganji (Honganji Temple at...

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Toto Asakusa Honganji (Honganji Temple at...

Sale Date: April 25, 2017

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The Great Wave off Kanagawa (+ 7 others; 8 works)

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The Great Wave off Kanagawa (+ 7 others; 8 works)

Sale Date: April 8, 2017

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Fan Form Woodblock Print

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Fan Form Woodblock Print

Sale Date: April 8, 2017

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Snowy Morning at Koishikawa from the series of...

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Snowy Morning at Koishikawa from the series of...

Sale Date: April 2, 2017

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An oban tate-e print titled Toto Aoigaoka no , 1832

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An oban tate-e print titled Toto Aoigaoka no , 1832

Sale Date: March 15, 2017

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An oban yoko-e print titled Kameido Tenjin..., 1834

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An oban yoko-e print titled Kameido Tenjin..., 1834

Sale Date: March 15, 2017

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Two shikishiban surimono prints, 1820–1822

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Two shikishiban surimono prints, 1820–1822

Sale Date: March 15, 2017

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Comprising eight single, 1834–1835

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Comprising eight single, 1834–1835

Sale Date: March 15, 2017

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An uncut uchiwa-e (fan) print of a hawk in..., 1840

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An uncut uchiwa-e (fan) print of a hawk in..., 1840

Sale Date: March 15, 2017

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An oban yoko-e print titled Fujiwara no , 1835–1836

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An oban yoko-e print titled Fujiwara no , 1835–1836

Sale Date: March 15, 2017

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An oban yoko-e print titled Abe no..., 1835–1836

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An oban yoko-e print titled Abe no..., 1835–1836

Sale Date: March 15, 2017

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An oban yoko-e print titled Kakinomoto..., 1835–1836

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An oban yoko-e print titled Kakinomoto..., 1835–1836

Sale Date: March 15, 2017

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A vertical naga-oban print titled..., 1833–1834

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A vertical naga-oban print titled..., 1833–1834

Sale Date: March 15, 2017

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A vertical naga-oban print titled Toru..., 1833–1834

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A vertical naga-oban print titled Toru..., 1833–1834

Sale Date: March 15, 2017

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

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

Sale Date: March 15, 2017

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An oban tate-e print of Kisoji no oku, 1832

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An oban tate-e print of Kisoji no oku, 1832

Sale Date: March 15, 2017

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An oban yoko-e print of Soshu..., 1830–1831

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An oban yoko-e print of Soshu..., 1830–1831

Sale Date: March 15, 2017

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An oban yoko-e print of Tokaido..., 1830–1833

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An oban yoko-e print of Tokaido..., 1830–1833

Sale Date: March 15, 2017

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An oban yoko-e print of Sumidagawa..., 1830–1833

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An oban yoko-e print of Sumidagawa..., 1830–1833

Sale Date: March 15, 2017

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An oban yoko-e print of Tokaido Yoshida , 1830–1833

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An oban yoko-e print of Tokaido Yoshida , 1830–1833

Sale Date: March 15, 2017

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An oban yoko-e print of Sunshu Ejiri..., 1830–1833

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An oban yoko-e print of Sunshu Ejiri..., 1830–1833

Sale Date: March 15, 2017

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Nami Chidori(shunga ori-hon)

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Nami Chidori(shunga ori-hon)

Sale Date: March 11, 2017

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