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 ManetClaude 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.

Hokusai Artworks

Hokusai (2,634 results)
Koshu Kajikazawa (Kajikazawa, Kai..., 1830–1835

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Koshu Kajikazawa (Kajikazawa, Kai..., 1830–1835

Sale Date: September 17, 2013

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Aoyama enza-no-matsu (The Cushion Pine..., 1830–1835

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Aoyama enza-no-matsu (The Cushion Pine..., 1830–1835

Sale Date: September 17, 2013

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Untitled (yokonagaban), 1810

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Untitled (yokonagaban), 1810

Sale Date: September 17, 2013

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Cormorant fisherman with the poem On the...

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Cormorant fisherman with the poem On the...

Sale Date: August 21, 2013

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Figures on a cliff side in azuri colors (from...

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Figures on a cliff side in azuri colors (from...

Sale Date: August 21, 2013

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Sunshu Ejiri from the Thirsty six views of...

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Sunshu Ejiri from the Thirsty six views of...

Sale Date: August 11, 2013

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A sparrow and plants

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A sparrow and plants

Sale Date: July 13, 2013

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Hanagai (+ Shisei no uchi; 2 works) (shikishiban)

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Hanagai (+ Shisei no uchi; 2 works) (shikishiban)

Sale Date: June 7, 2013

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Double page illustrations (15 works from Hashira

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Double page illustrations (15 works from Hashira

Sale Date: June 7, 2013

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Sôshû Enoshima (from Fugaku sanjûrokkei) (Ôban,...

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Sôshû Enoshima (from Fugaku sanjûrokkei) (Ôban,...

Sale Date: June 7, 2013

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A birds-eye view of Katada in Shiga Province

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A birds-eye view of Katada in Shiga Province

Sale Date: May 15, 2013

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Joshu Ushibori (Ushibori in Hitachi province)...

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Joshu Ushibori (Ushibori in Hitachi province)...

Sale Date: May 15, 2013

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Benkei and Yoshitsune fighting at the Gojo...

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Benkei and Yoshitsune fighting at the Gojo...

Sale Date: May 15, 2013

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Joshu Ushibori (Ushibori in Hitachi province)...

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Joshu Ushibori (Ushibori in Hitachi province)...

Sale Date: May 15, 2013

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Kameyama from the series Tokaido gojusan tsugi...

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Kameyama from the series Tokaido gojusan tsugi...

Sale Date: May 15, 2013

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Shunen (Rachsucht) (from Hyaku monogatari)...

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Shunen (Rachsucht) (from Hyaku monogatari)...

Sale Date: May 8, 2013

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Sparrows, 1830

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Sparrows, 1830

Sale Date: March 23, 2013

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Koishikawa yuki no ashita (Snowy Morning at...

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Koishikawa yuki no ashita (Snowy Morning at...

Sale Date: March 23, 2013

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Fugaku Sanju Rokkei, Gai Fu Kai Sei (Thirty-Six...

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Fugaku Sanju Rokkei, Gai Fu Kai Sei (Thirty-Six...

Sale Date: March 23, 2013

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Gohyaku Rakanji Sazaido (Sazai Hall of..., 1830–1832

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Gohyaku Rakanji Sazaido (Sazai Hall of..., 1830–1832

Sale Date: March 19, 2013

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Kohada Koheiji ([The ghost of] Kohada Koheiji)...

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Kohada Koheiji ([The ghost of] Kohada Koheiji)...

Sale Date: March 19, 2013

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New Year's tea (shikishiban), 1816

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New Year's tea (shikishiban), 1816

Sale Date: March 19, 2013

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Minobu-gawa ura Fuji (The back of Fuji from the...

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Minobu-gawa ura Fuji (The back of Fuji from the...

Sale Date: March 19, 2013

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Gohyaku Rakan-ji Sazaido (Turban-Shell Hall of...

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Gohyaku Rakan-ji Sazaido (Turban-Shell Hall of...

Sale Date: March 19, 2013

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