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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Fugaku hyakkei - Cent vues du mont Fuji , 1834–1835

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Fugaku hyakkei - Cent vues du mont Fuji , 1834–1835

Sale Date: September 19, 2010

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Ehon teikin ôrai - Manuel scolaire..., 1828–1848

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Ehon teikin ôrai - Manuel scolaire..., 1828–1848

Sale Date: September 19, 2010

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Bushu Tamagawa - La rivière Tama dans..., 1831–1834

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Bushu Tamagawa - La rivière Tama dans..., 1831–1834

Sale Date: September 19, 2010

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Sugawara no michizane - Le char impérial (oban...

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Sugawara no michizane - Le char impérial (oban...

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Onden no mizugurama - La roue..., 1823–1829

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Onden no mizugurama - La roue..., 1823–1829

Sale Date: September 19, 2010

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Goyaku rakan sazaïdo - Le pavillon..., 1826–1833

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Goyaku rakan sazaïdo - Le pavillon..., 1826–1833

Sale Date: September 19, 2010

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Tôto shôkei ichiran - Sites célèbres de la..., 1800

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Tôto shôkei ichiran - Sites célèbres de la..., 1800

Sale Date: September 19, 2010

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Chûgi suikoden ehon - La loyauté des héros..., 1829

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Chûgi suikoden ehon - La loyauté des héros..., 1829

Sale Date: September 19, 2010

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Ehon onna imagawa - Manuel illustré..., 1844–1848

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Ehon onna imagawa - Manuel illustré..., 1844–1848

Sale Date: September 19, 2010

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Tôshisen ehon (10 vols w/ works and text), 1836

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Tôshisen ehon (10 vols w/ works and text), 1836

Sale Date: September 19, 2010

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Tôkaidô Hodogaya - Le Fuji vu de..., 1830–1835

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Tôkaidô Hodogaya - Le Fuji vu de..., 1830–1835

Sale Date: September 19, 2010

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Koshu inumetoge - Le mont Fuji dans la..., 1826–1833

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Koshu inumetoge - Le mont Fuji dans la..., 1826–1833

Sale Date: September 19, 2010

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Soshu hakome kosui - Le Fuji vu du lac..., 1826–1833

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Soshu hakome kosui - Le Fuji vu du lac..., 1826–1833

Sale Date: September 19, 2010

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Azuma asobi - Balade dans la capitale de..., 1799

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Azuma asobi - Balade dans la capitale de..., 1799

Sale Date: September 19, 2010

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Un jeune homme, agenouillé, vêtu d'un..., 1804–1805

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Un jeune homme, agenouillé, vêtu d'un..., 1804–1805

Sale Date: September 19, 2010

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Hara (surimono from Les 53 stations du Tokaido)

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Hara (surimono from Les 53 stations du Tokaido)

Sale Date: September 19, 2010

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Tôto shôkei ichiran - Sites célèbres de la..., 1800

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Tôto shôkei ichiran - Sites célèbres de la..., 1800

Sale Date: September 19, 2010

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Jeune paysanne vue en buste (surimono w/..., 1799

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Jeune paysanne vue en buste (surimono w/..., 1799

Sale Date: September 19, 2010

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Ningyo shi - Le fabricant de poupées..., 1803

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Ningyo shi - Le fabricant de poupées..., 1803

Sale Date: September 18, 2010

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Edo Surugacho, Mitsui mise ryaku no zu..., 1831–1834

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Edo Surugacho, Mitsui mise ryaku no zu..., 1831–1834

Sale Date: September 18, 2010

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Portrait d'une jeune femme en buste (surimono), 1799

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Portrait d'une jeune femme en buste (surimono), 1799

Sale Date: September 18, 2010

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Chûshingura Acte XI (oban yoko-e from..., 1806

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Chûshingura Acte XI (oban yoko-e from..., 1806

Sale Date: September 18, 2010

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Le pont Nihon (oban yoko-e from Fugaku hyakkei -

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Le pont Nihon (oban yoko-e from Fugaku hyakkei -

Sale Date: September 18, 2010

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Une courtisane pose pour un laqueur..., 1803

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Une courtisane pose pour un laqueur..., 1803

Sale Date: September 18, 2010

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