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)
Surimono: Umafubuki (shikishiban), 1822–1822

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Surimono: Umafubuki (shikishiban), 1822–1822

Sale Date: June 8, 2004

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A woman dangling a cloth into a stream below

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A woman dangling a cloth into a stream below

Sale Date: May 10, 2004

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A woman picking herbs with a young boy, the pair

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A woman picking herbs with a young boy, the pair

Sale Date: May 10, 2004

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Evening storm at Hollyhock Hill

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Evening storm at Hollyhock Hill

Sale Date: May 10, 2004

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A kneeling woman presenting a standing man with...

School of Hokusai

A kneeling woman presenting a standing man with...

Sale Date: May 10, 2004

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The breaking wave off Kanawana

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The breaking wave off Kanawana

Sale Date: May 7, 2004

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Moines en procession

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Moines en procession

Sale Date: December 17, 2003

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Drei Bedienstete vertreiben sich die Wartezeit...

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Drei Bedienstete vertreiben sich die Wartezeit...

Sale Date: October 11, 2003

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Oyasumi dokoro

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Oyasumi dokoro

Sale Date: October 11, 2003

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The history of Shakamuni Buddha, 1841–1841

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The history of Shakamuni Buddha, 1841–1841

Sale Date: June 17, 2003

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Onden no suisha and Mt. Fuji

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Onden no suisha and Mt. Fuji

Sale Date: June 12, 2003

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The post station Ishibe

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The post station Ishibe

Sale Date: June 12, 2003

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Ehon tsuhi-no-hinagata - Illustrated models of...

Attributed to Hokusai

Ehon tsuhi-no-hinagata - Illustrated models of...

Sale Date: June 12, 2003

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A group of palanquin bearers running down the...

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A group of palanquin bearers running down the...

Sale Date: June 12, 2003

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Sôshu Enoshima - Reisende gehen über eine...

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Sôshu Enoshima - Reisende gehen über eine...

Sale Date: June 7, 2003

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Kameido tenjin taikobashi - Die..., 1834–1834

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Kameido tenjin taikobashi - Die..., 1834–1834

Sale Date: June 7, 2003

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Tonase und ihre Tochter gehen auf der..., 1806–1806

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Tonase und ihre Tochter gehen auf der..., 1806–1806

Sale Date: June 7, 2003

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Untitled

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Untitled

Sale Date: April 5, 2003

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Ehon tsuhi-no-hinagata - Illustrated models of...

Attributed to Hokusai

Ehon tsuhi-no-hinagata - Illustrated models of...

Sale Date: February 19, 2003

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Cherry blossoms at Mt. Yoshino, 1832–1832

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Cherry blossoms at Mt. Yoshino, 1832–1832

Sale Date: January 26, 2003

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Paysans dans les champs de riz

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Paysans dans les champs de riz

Sale Date: December 16, 2002

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Repiquage du riz, 1805–1810

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Repiquage du riz, 1805–1810

Sale Date: November 27, 2002

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Lys oranges et roses, 1833–1833

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Lys oranges et roses, 1833–1833

Sale Date: November 27, 2002

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Vues du Mont Fuji, 1834–1834

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Vues du Mont Fuji, 1834–1834

Sale Date: November 27, 2002

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