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)
Gohyaku rakanji Sazaido, le pavillon Sazai du...

Hokusai

Gohyaku rakanji Sazaido, le pavillon Sazai du...

Sale Date: October 16, 2009

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Abe no nakamara, la lune rappelait, en Chine, au

Hokusai

Abe no nakamara, la lune rappelait, en Chine, au

Sale Date: October 16, 2009

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Buyo Tsukuda-jima, l'île Tsukada dans la...

Hokusai

Buyo Tsukuda-jima, l'île Tsukada dans la...

Sale Date: October 16, 2009

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Toto, Aoïgaoka-no-taki, la cascade d'Aoïgaoka,...

Hokusai

Toto, Aoïgaoka-no-taki, la cascade d'Aoïgaoka,...

Sale Date: October 16, 2009

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Yodogawa, une vue de nuit au clair de lune prise

Hokusai

Yodogawa, une vue de nuit au clair de lune prise

Sale Date: October 16, 2009

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Ushibori dans la province Hitachi, pl. Joshu...

Hokusai

Ushibori dans la province Hitachi, pl. Joshu...

Sale Date: October 16, 2009

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Kohada koheiji (from Hyaku monogatari series)

Hokusai

Kohada koheiji (from Hyaku monogatari series)

Sale Date: September 19, 2009

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An illustration from the kyoka anthology...

Hokusai

An illustration from the kyoka anthology...

Sale Date: July 28, 2009

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Fuji sanjyu-Rokkei (Thirty-six views of Mount...

Hokusai

Fuji sanjyu-Rokkei (Thirty-six views of Mount...

Sale Date: June 27, 2009

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Shokoku meikyo Kiran Kameido Tenjin Taikobashi...

Hokusai

Shokoku meikyo Kiran Kameido Tenjin Taikobashi...

Sale Date: June 27, 2009

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Hyakunin ishu ubagaetoki onakatomi no yoshinobu...

Hokusai

Hyakunin ishu ubagaetoki onakatomi no yoshinobu...

Sale Date: June 27, 2009

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Shokoku meikyo Kiran yamagi Arashiyama...

Hokusai

Shokoku meikyo Kiran yamagi Arashiyama...

Sale Date: June 27, 2009

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Ryukyu Hakkei (Eight views of ryukyu, choko...

Hokusai

Ryukyu Hakkei (Eight views of ryukyu, choko...

Sale Date: June 27, 2009

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Fugaku Sanju-Rokkei (Thirty-six views of Mt....

Hokusai

Fugaku Sanju-Rokkei (Thirty-six views of Mt....

Sale Date: June 27, 2009

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Fugaku Sanju-Rokkei (Thirty-six views of Mt....

Hokusai

Fugaku Sanju-Rokkei (Thirty-six views of Mt....

Sale Date: June 27, 2009

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Fugaku hyakkei (1 vol. w/31 works, cover,..., 1834

Hokusai

Fugaku hyakkei (1 vol. w/31 works, cover,..., 1834

Sale Date: June 13, 2009

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Wanderer mit Gepäck (+ 4 others; 5 sketches on 1

Hokusai

Wanderer mit Gepäck (+ 4 others; 5 sketches on 1

Sale Date: June 13, 2009

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Ente und Erpel (+ 3 others; 4 works)

Attributed to Hokusai

Ente und Erpel (+ 3 others; 4 works)

Sale Date: June 13, 2009

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Segment einer Wassermelone und Ratte, die an den

Attributed to Hokusai

Segment einer Wassermelone und Ratte, die an den

Sale Date: June 13, 2009

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Rochishin mit Eisenstab, einer der Helden aus...

Attributed to Hokusai

Rochishin mit Eisenstab, einer der Helden aus...

Sale Date: June 13, 2009

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Shishi-Tänzer mit Fächer und Schwert..., 1842–1843

Hokusai

Shishi-Tänzer mit Fächer und Schwert..., 1842–1843

Sale Date: June 13, 2009

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Fischer ziehen ein Netz einen Bach..., 1835–1836

Hokusai

Fischer ziehen ein Netz einen Bach..., 1835–1836

Sale Date: June 13, 2009

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Buyô Tsukudajima (oban yoko from Fugaku...

Hokusai

Buyô Tsukudajima (oban yoko from Fugaku...

Sale Date: June 13, 2009

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Kôshû Mishimagoe (oban yoko from Fugaku...

Hokusai

Kôshû Mishimagoe (oban yoko from Fugaku...

Sale Date: June 13, 2009

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