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)
Suzuri - Le réparateur de suzuri (surimono..., 1803

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Suzuri - Le réparateur de suzuri (surimono..., 1803

Sale Date: September 18, 2010

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Sôshû Hakone kosui - Le Fuji vu du lac..., 1830–1835

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Sôshû Hakone kosui - Le Fuji vu du lac..., 1830–1835

Sale Date: September 18, 2010

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Shoshu Oyama Roben no taki - La cascade , 1831–1832

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Shoshu Oyama Roben no taki - La cascade , 1831–1832

Sale Date: September 18, 2010

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Ashikaga Gyodozan kumo no kakehashi - Le..., 1834

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Ashikaga Gyodozan kumo no kakehashi - Le..., 1834

Sale Date: September 18, 2010

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Sans titre (surimono)

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Sans titre (surimono)

Sale Date: September 18, 2010

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Femme avec une lanterne (surimono w/ text by , 1861

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Femme avec une lanterne (surimono w/ text by , 1861

Sale Date: September 18, 2010

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Un homme attend l'ouverture de la..., 1832–1833

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Un homme attend l'ouverture de la..., 1832–1833

Sale Date: September 17, 2010

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Toto Surugadai - Surugadai dans la..., 1829–1833

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Toto Surugadai - Surugadai dans la..., 1829–1833

Sale Date: September 17, 2010

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Sarumaru dayû - Femmes sur le chemin du , 1835–1836

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Sarumaru dayû - Femmes sur le chemin du , 1835–1836

Sale Date: September 17, 2010

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Sanka hakuu (oban yoko-e from Fugaku..., 1829–1833

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Sanka hakuu (oban yoko-e from Fugaku..., 1829–1833

Sale Date: September 17, 2010

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Sanka Hakuu (oban yoko-e from Fugaku..., 1830–1835

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Sanka Hakuu (oban yoko-e from Fugaku..., 1830–1835

Sale Date: September 17, 2010

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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 17, 2010

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Ehon Musashi Abumi - Les étriers du soldat..., 1836

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Ehon Musashi Abumi - Les étriers du soldat..., 1836

Sale Date: September 17, 2010

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Suô no kuri Kintai bashi - Le pont Kintai,..., 1834

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Suô no kuri Kintai bashi - Le pont Kintai,..., 1834

Sale Date: September 17, 2010

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Ashikaga Gyodozan kumo no kakehashi - Le..., 1834

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Ashikaga Gyodozan kumo no kakehashi - Le..., 1834

Sale Date: September 17, 2010

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Soshu enoshima (oban yoko-e), 1830

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Soshu enoshima (oban yoko-e), 1830

Sale Date: September 17, 2010

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Trois guerriers et un boeuf

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Trois guerriers et un boeuf

Sale Date: September 17, 2010

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Ju Senju hanamachi chobo no Fuji - Le..., 1831–1834

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Ju Senju hanamachi chobo no Fuji - Le..., 1831–1834

Sale Date: September 17, 2010

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Deux femmes tiennent des marionnettes (from...

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Deux femmes tiennent des marionnettes (from...

Sale Date: September 17, 2010

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Jeune femme puisant de l'eau Egoyomi..., 1797

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Jeune femme puisant de l'eau Egoyomi..., 1797

Sale Date: September 17, 2010

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Gaifu kaisei - Vent frais par matin clair ..., 1830

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Gaifu kaisei - Vent frais par matin clair ..., 1830

Sale Date: September 17, 2010

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Ono no komachi (oban yoko-e from Hyakunin..., 1839

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Ono no komachi (oban yoko-e from Hyakunin..., 1839

Sale Date: September 17, 2010

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Ariwara no Narihira (oban yoko-e from..., 1839

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Ariwara no Narihira (oban yoko-e from..., 1839

Sale Date: September 17, 2010

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Numazu (w/text by Kaiya Satamoto; from..., 1804

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Numazu (w/text by Kaiya Satamoto; from..., 1804

Sale Date: September 17, 2010

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