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)
Mount Fuji from the roof of the Hongan..., 1830–1835

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Mount Fuji from the roof of the Hongan..., 1830–1835

Sale Date: April 4, 2004

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Gohyaku Rakanji Sazaido (oban, yoko-e, Pl.23 , 1834

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Gohyaku Rakanji Sazaido (oban, yoko-e, Pl.23 , 1834

Sale Date: November 30, 2004

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Ohne Titel (oban from 36 Ansichten des Fuji Bergs)

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Ohne Titel (oban from 36 Ansichten des Fuji Bergs)

Sale Date: November 18, 2004

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A young woman in a parlour engaged in the..., 1823

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A young woman in a parlour engaged in the..., 1823

Sale Date: November 11, 2004

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Hakurakuten Po Jui - On the shore from Shiika...

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Hakurakuten Po Jui - On the shore from Shiika...

Sale Date: November 9, 2004

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A courtesan standing by a bamboo fence

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A courtesan standing by a bamboo fence

Sale Date: November 9, 2004

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Landschaft mit Fuji (oban from 100..., 1839–1840

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Landschaft mit Fuji (oban from 100..., 1839–1840

Sale Date: October 11, 2004

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Tôkaidô Ejiri Tagonoura no ryakuzu, 1832–1832

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Tôkaidô Ejiri Tagonoura no ryakuzu, 1832–1832

Sale Date: December 6, 2003

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Kanadehon chûshingura

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Kanadehon chûshingura

Sale Date: December 6, 2003

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Buyô Tsukudashima

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Buyô Tsukudashima

Sale Date: December 6, 2003

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Kôshû Mishimagoe, 1831–1831

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Kôshû Mishimagoe, 1831–1831

Sale Date: December 6, 2003

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Sôshû Shichirigahama

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Sôshû Shichirigahama

Sale Date: December 6, 2003

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Sôshû Shichirigahama

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Sôshû Shichirigahama

Sale Date: December 6, 2003

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Sôjô Henjô

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Sôjô Henjô

Sale Date: December 6, 2003

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Fukagawa Mannenbashi shita, 1831–1831

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Fukagawa Mannenbashi shita, 1831–1831

Sale Date: December 6, 2003

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Bushû Senjû

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Bushû Senjû

Sale Date: December 6, 2003

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Sôshû Enoshima

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Sôshû Enoshima

Sale Date: December 6, 2003

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Surimono, 1801–1805

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Surimono, 1801–1805

Sale Date: December 9, 2003

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Itako zekkushi - Anthologie de poèmes..., 1803–1803

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Itako zekkushi - Anthologie de poèmes..., 1803–1803

Sale Date: November 25, 2003

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Denshin Kaishu-Ippitsu Gafu - Album de..., 1823–1823

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Denshin Kaishu-Ippitsu Gafu - Album de..., 1823–1823

Sale Date: November 25, 2003

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Ehon Sanzongyô

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Ehon Sanzongyô

Sale Date: November 25, 2003

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Ehon kyôka: Yama mata yama - Album..., 1804–1804

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Ehon kyôka: Yama mata yama - Album..., 1804–1804

Sale Date: November 25, 2003

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Hokusai Manga - Croquis d'Hokusai, 1814–1878

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Hokusai Manga - Croquis d'Hokusai, 1814–1878

Sale Date: November 25, 2003

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Dessin: Blaireau tenant un éventail

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Dessin: Blaireau tenant un éventail

Sale Date: November 25, 2003

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