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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Enjoyment of spring; Famous view of Fifty-three...

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Enjoyment of spring; Famous view of Fifty-three...

Sale Date: March 11, 2017

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THIRTY-SIX VIEWS OF MOUNT FUJI（Koshu Kajikazawa

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THIRTY-SIX VIEWS OF MOUNT FUJI（Koshu Kajikazawa

Sale Date: March 4, 2017

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Tsui no Hinagata

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Tsui no Hinagata

Sale Date: December 9, 2016

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See in Hakone, Provinz Sagami (Soshu Hakone...

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See in Hakone, Provinz Sagami (Soshu Hakone...

Sale Date: December 10, 2016

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Koshu Kajikazawa (Kajikazawa in Kai Provinz) aus

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Koshu Kajikazawa (Kajikazawa in Kai Provinz) aus

Sale Date: December 10, 2016

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Four Woodblock Prints from 'Thirty-six Views of...

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Four Woodblock Prints from 'Thirty-six Views of...

Sale Date: December 10, 2016

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Ejiri in Suruga Province

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Ejiri in Suruga Province

Sale Date: November 10, 2016

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Volume 8 of the

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Volume 8 of the "Denshin kaishu Hokusai manga“, 1878

Sale Date: December 1, 2016

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Thirteen volumes of the

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Thirteen volumes of the "Denshin kaishu..., 1878

Sale Date: December 1, 2016

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FINE WIND, CLEAR WEATHER (GAIFU..., 1830–1831

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FINE WIND, CLEAR WEATHER (GAIFU..., 1830–1831

Sale Date: December 8, 2016

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TWO LONG SURIMONO, 1796–1797

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TWO LONG SURIMONO, 1796–1797

Sale Date: December 8, 2016

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A TRAVELLER IN THE SNOW, 1833

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A TRAVELLER IN THE SNOW, 1833

Sale Date: December 8, 2016

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THE AMIDA WATERFALL IN THE FAR REACHES OF..., 1832

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THE AMIDA WATERFALL IN THE FAR REACHES OF..., 1832

Sale Date: December 8, 2016

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LI BAI (RI HAKU), 1833

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LI BAI (RI HAKU), 1833

Sale Date: December 8, 2016

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SHUNGA (4 pieces set)

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SHUNGA (4 pieces set)

Sale Date: December 3, 2016

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Hundert Ansichten des Fuji (Fuji hyakkei)

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Hundert Ansichten des Fuji (Fuji hyakkei)

Sale Date: November 23, 2016

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VISITORS TO THE INARI SHRINE AT OJI, 1800

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VISITORS TO THE INARI SHRINE AT OJI, 1800

Sale Date: November 8, 2016

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Die Bucht von Noboto (Blatt 18 aus der Serie: 36

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Die Bucht von Noboto (Blatt 18 aus der Serie: 36

Sale Date: November 9, 2016

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FAN PRINT, 1800–1899

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FAN PRINT, 1800–1899

Sale Date: October 28, 2016

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Mt. Fuji from Gotenyama at Shinagawa on Tokaido

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Mt. Fuji from Gotenyama at Shinagawa on Tokaido

Sale Date: October 8, 2016

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Mt. Fuji from Gotenyama

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Mt. Fuji from Gotenyama

Sale Date: September 10, 2016

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Cherry Blossoms at Yoshino (Yoshino) from..., 1833

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Cherry Blossoms at Yoshino (Yoshino) from..., 1833

Sale Date: September 10, 2016

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36 Views of Mount Fuji, 1962

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36 Views of Mount Fuji, 1962

Sale Date: September 14, 2016

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One woodblock print, 1835–1836

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One woodblock print, 1835–1836

Sale Date: September 14, 2016

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