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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Hokusai (2,634 results)

Pavots dans la brise (oban yoko-e from..., 1830–1832

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Pavots dans la brise (oban yoko-e from..., 1830–1832

Sale Date: September 16, 2010

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Joshu ushibori ushibori dans la province de..., 1831

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Joshu ushibori ushibori dans la province de..., 1831

Sale Date: September 16, 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 16, 2010

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Suikoden, Shinpen Suiko Gaden (bk; 90..., 1805–1838

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Suikoden, Shinpen Suiko Gaden (bk; 90..., 1805–1838

Sale Date: September 16, 2010

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Shûga ichiran denshin kaishu Hokusai gakyô - , 1818

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Shûga ichiran denshin kaishu Hokusai gakyô - , 1818

Sale Date: September 16, 2010

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Kameyama. Seki he ichi ri han Kameyama - Un..., 1804

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Kameyama. Seki he ichi ri han Kameyama - Un..., 1804

Sale Date: September 16, 2010

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Fugaku Hyakkei - Cent vues de Mont Fuji , 1834–1835

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Fugaku Hyakkei - Cent vues de Mont Fuji , 1834–1835

Sale Date: September 16, 2010

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Azuma Asobi Balade à la capitale de l'est..., 1799

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Azuma Asobi Balade à la capitale de l'est..., 1799

Sale Date: September 16, 2010

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Shaka goichidaiki zue - Illustrations de la , 1845

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Shaka goichidaiki zue - Illustrations de la , 1845

Sale Date: September 16, 2010

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Enoshima, fugaku sannjyurokkei

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Enoshima, fugaku sannjyurokkei

Sale Date: July 25, 2010

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Namichidori (12 works)

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Namichidori (12 works)

Sale Date: July 25, 2010

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Sale Date: July 25, 2010

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Surimono (nagaban yoko-e)

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Surimono (nagaban yoko-e)

Sale Date: June 12, 2010

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Hôraiji shunkei (Frühlingsansicht des...

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Hôraiji shunkei (Frühlingsansicht des...

Sale Date: June 12, 2010

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Edo Suruga-chô Mitsui-mise ryakuzu (from Fugaku...

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Edo Suruga-chô Mitsui-mise ryakuzu (from Fugaku...

Sale Date: June 12, 2010

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Tôkaidô Yoshida (Yoshida am Tôkaidô) (from..., 1834

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Tôkaidô Yoshida (Yoshida am Tôkaidô) (from..., 1834

Sale Date: June 12, 2010

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Shimotsuke Kurokamiyama Kirifuri no taki..., 1832

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Shimotsuke Kurokamiyama Kirifuri no taki..., 1832

Sale Date: June 12, 2010

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Surimono (chuban)

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Surimono (chuban)

Sale Date: June 17, 2010

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Sanka Hakuu, Pluie d'orage sous le sommet (oban...

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Sanka Hakuu, Pluie d'orage sous le sommet (oban...

Sale Date: June 11, 2010

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Koshu kajikazawa (oban yoko-e from fugaku..., 1833

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Koshu kajikazawa (oban yoko-e from fugaku..., 1833

Sale Date: June 9, 2010

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Yamashiro arashiyama togetsukyo (oban..., 1831–1832

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Yamashiro arashiyama togetsukyo (oban..., 1831–1832

Sale Date: June 9, 2010

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Noboto ura (oban yoko-e from Fugaku..., 1835

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Noboto ura (oban yoko-e from Fugaku..., 1835

Sale Date: June 9, 2010

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Onakatomi no yoshinobu ason (oban yoko-e..., 1835

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Onakatomi no yoshinobu ason (oban yoko-e..., 1835

Sale Date: June 9, 2010

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Jito tenno (oban yoko-e from Hyakunin isshu..., 1835

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Jito tenno (oban yoko-e from Hyakunin isshu..., 1835

Sale Date: June 9, 2010

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