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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Work of the Week: Katsushika Hokusai’s 'Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji'
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Hokusai (2,634 results)
Koshu Kajikazawa (Kajikazawa in Kai..., 1830–1831

Hokusai

Koshu Kajikazawa (Kajikazawa in Kai..., 1830–1831

Sale Date: March 26, 2024

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Sumidagawa Sekiya no sato (Sekiya..., 1830–1833

Hokusai

Sumidagawa Sekiya no sato (Sekiya..., 1830–1833

Sale Date: March 26, 2024

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Edo Surugacho Mitsui mise ryakuzu (The..., 1830–1831

Hokusai

Edo Surugacho Mitsui mise ryakuzu (The..., 1830–1831

Sale Date: March 26, 2024

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Toto Sundai (Surugadai in Edo), 1832

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Toto Sundai (Surugadai in Edo), 1832

Sale Date: March 26, 2024

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Two landscape prints, 1800–1819

Hokusai

Two landscape prints, 1800–1819

Sale Date: March 26, 2024

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Otomo no Yakamochi (Poem by Chunagon..., 1835–1836

Hokusai

Otomo no Yakamochi (Poem by Chunagon..., 1835–1836

Sale Date: March 26, 2024

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Fujiwara no Tadahira (Poem by Teishin Ko), 1835–1836

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Fujiwara no Tadahira (Poem by Teishin Ko), 1835–1836

Sale Date: March 26, 2024

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Hietsu no sakai tsuribashi (The suspension..., 1834

Hokusai

Hietsu no sakai tsuribashi (The suspension..., 1834

Sale Date: March 26, 2024

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Poem by Ono no Komachi, 1835–1836

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Poem by Ono no Komachi, 1835–1836

Sale Date: March 26, 2024

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Poem by Onakatomi no Yoshinobu Ason, 1835–1836

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Poem by Onakatomi no Yoshinobu Ason, 1835–1836

Sale Date: March 26, 2024

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Masculine waves; Feminine waves (reproduction/a...

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Masculine waves; Feminine waves (reproduction/a...

Sale Date: March 14, 2024

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One Hundred Views of Mount Fuji (book/ a set of...

Hokusai

One Hundred Views of Mount Fuji (book/ a set of...

Sale Date: March 15, 2024

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The Great Wave, Kumonryu And Wadagahara, After...

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The Great Wave, Kumonryu And Wadagahara, After...

Sale Date: February 16, 2024

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Masculine waves / Feminine waves (reproduction/a

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Masculine waves / Feminine waves (reproduction/a

Sale Date: February 15, 2024

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FUGAKU SANJUROKKEI, Onden no suisha [Waterwheel...

Hokusai

FUGAKU SANJUROKKEI, Onden no suisha [Waterwheel...

Sale Date: February 16, 2024

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AUTOGRAPH SHUNGA PICTURES (2 pictures set)

School of Hokusai

AUTOGRAPH SHUNGA PICTURES (2 pictures set)

Sale Date: February 24, 2024

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MEMORIAL ANNIVERSARY

Hokusai

MEMORIAL ANNIVERSARY

Sale Date: December 1, 2023

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THE MANSION OF THE PLATES

Hokusai

THE MANSION OF THE PLATES

Sale Date: December 1, 2023

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THE LAUGHING DEMONESS

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THE LAUGHING DEMONESS

Sale Date: December 1, 2023

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THE GHOST OF KOHADA KOHEIJI

Hokusai

THE GHOST OF KOHADA KOHEIJI

Sale Date: December 1, 2023

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THE GHOST OF OIWA

Hokusai

THE GHOST OF OIWA

Sale Date: December 1, 2023

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The Great Wave Off Kanagawa

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The Great Wave Off Kanagawa

Sale Date: January 27, 2024

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Poem by Gon-Chunagon Sadaie, from the series , 1840

Hokusai

Poem by Gon-Chunagon Sadaie, from the series , 1840

Sale Date: January 26, 2024

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A True Mirror of Chinese and Japanese..., 1833

Hokusai

A True Mirror of Chinese and Japanese..., 1833

Sale Date: January 27, 2024

Auction Closed

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