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)
Bagu (Harness/Horse gear) (from Umazukushi..., 1822

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Bagu (Harness/Horse gear) (from Umazukushi..., 1822

Sale Date: September 12, 2012

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Horagai (Conch shell), depicting a man..., 1821

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Horagai (Conch shell), depicting a man..., 1821

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Acourtesan and attendant with a child..., 1795–1825

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Acourtesan and attendant with a child..., 1795–1825

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Yodogawa (The Yodo River [Moon]) (from..., 1832

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Yodogawa (The Yodo River [Moon]) (from..., 1832

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Soshu Enoshima (Enoshima in Sagami..., 1830–1832

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Soshu Enoshima (Enoshima in Sagami..., 1830–1832

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Tokiado Yoshida (Yoshida on the Tokaido , 1830–1832

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Tokiado Yoshida (Yoshida on the Tokaido , 1830–1832

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Koshikawa yuki no ashita (Snowy morning , 1830–1832

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Koshikawa yuki no ashita (Snowy morning , 1830–1832

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Sunshu Ejiri (Ejiri in Suruga Province) , 1830–1832

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Sunshu Ejiri (Ejiri in Suruga Province) , 1830–1832

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Sarumaru dayu (from Hyakunin isshu uba..., 1835–1836

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Sarumaru dayu (from Hyakunin isshu uba..., 1835–1836

Sale Date: September 12, 2012

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Alaska (+ 9 others; 10 works), 1804

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Alaska (+ 9 others; 10 works), 1804

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A teahouse and an artisan's workshop near..., 1798

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A teahouse and an artisan's workshop near..., 1798

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Rochu ikada no Fuji (der Fujiyama im Schilf..., 1834

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Rochu ikada no Fuji (der Fujiyama im Schilf..., 1834

Sale Date: July 6, 2012

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Depicting a man with rifle in a snowy mountain...

School of Hokusai

Depicting a man with rifle in a snowy mountain...

Sale Date: June 15, 2012

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Shunga (30 works), 1820

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Shunga (30 works), 1820

Sale Date: June 11, 2012

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Kameido tenjin taikobashi (from Shokoku meikyô...

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Kameido tenjin taikobashi (from Shokoku meikyô...

Sale Date: June 9, 2012

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Bishû, Fujimigahara (from Fugaku sanjûrokke)...

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Bishû, Fujimigahara (from Fugaku sanjûrokke)...

Sale Date: June 9, 2012

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Tôtômi sanchû (from Fugaku sanjûrokkei) (Ôban,...

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Tôtômi sanchû (from Fugaku sanjûrokkei) (Ôban,...

Sale Date: June 9, 2012

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Tôto Surugadai (from Fugaku sanjûrokkei) (Ôban,...

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Tôto Surugadai (from Fugaku sanjûrokkei) (Ôban,...

Sale Date: June 9, 2012

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Kôshû, Misaka suimen (from Fugaku sanjûrokkei)...

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Kôshû, Misaka suimen (from Fugaku sanjûrokkei)...

Sale Date: June 9, 2012

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Buyô, Tsukudajima (from Fugaku sanjûrokkei)...

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Buyô, Tsukudajima (from Fugaku sanjûrokkei)...

Sale Date: June 9, 2012

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Toto shokei ichira (Fine Views of the..., 1815

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Toto shokei ichira (Fine Views of the..., 1815

Sale Date: May 16, 2012

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Shoki the demon queller standing over an oni,...

Attributed to Hokusai

Shoki the demon queller standing over an oni,...

Sale Date: May 16, 2012

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A Dragon of the Storm with the head, talons and...

Attributed to Hokusai

A Dragon of the Storm with the head, talons and...

Sale Date: May 16, 2012

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Itako zekkushu (An Anthology of Very Short..., 1803

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Itako zekkushu (An Anthology of Very Short..., 1803

Sale Date: May 16, 2012

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