Katsushika Hokusai,

Artist Overview

Artist name:Katsushika Hokusai

1760–1849
Place of Birth: Katsushika ward, Edo (present-day Tokyo), Japan
Place of Death: Edo (present-day Tokyo), Japan

Works of Art: 102

Sōshū Enoshima (Enoshima in Sagami Province), circa 1830, Edo period (1600–1868)

Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), Sōshū Enoshima (Enoshima in Sagami Province)
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
circa 1830, Edo period (1600–1868)

神奈川沖波裏 Kanagawa oki nami ura (The Great Wave off Kanagawa), circa 1829–1833, Edo period (1600–1868)

Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), 神奈川沖波裏 Kanagawa oki nami ura (The Great Wave off Kanagawa)
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
circa 1829–1833, Edo period (1600–1868)
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), 尾州不二見原 Bishu Fujimihara (Fuji Seen Through a Barrel)
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
early 1830s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Microscope, circa 1800–1805, Edo period (1600–1868)

Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), Microscope
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
circa 1800–1805, Edo period (1600–1868)

bush warbler on plum branch (uguisu), circa early 1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), bush warbler on plum branch (uguisu)
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
circa early 1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Daikoku lifting a rice bale, 1825, Edo period (1600–1868)

Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), Daikoku lifting a rice bale
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
1825, Edo period (1600–1868)

Tomoe Gozen and Xiang Yu, 1820, Edo period (1600–1868)

Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), Tomoe Gozen and Xiang Yu
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
1820, Edo period (1600–1868)

Ōiko and Fan Kuai, circa 1820, Edo period (1600–1868)

Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), Ōiko and Fan Kuai
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
circa 1820, Edo period (1600–1868)

young woman strolling at night, circa 1800–1805, Edo period (1600–1868)

Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), young woman strolling at night
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
circa 1800–1805, Edo period (1600–1868)

Sui (Water), 1805, Edo period (1600–1868)

Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), Sui (Water)
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
1805, Edo period (1600–1868)

Puppeteer making doll dance on go board, 1890s, Meiji period (1868–1912)

Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), Puppeteer making doll dance on go board
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
1890s, Meiji period (1868–1912)

courtesan at window, circa late 1790s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), courtesan at window
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
circa late 1790s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Kinutagai (The Pounding Block Shell), 1821, Edo period (1600–1868)

Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), Kinutagai (The Pounding Block Shell)
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
1821, Edo period (1600–1868)

Sōmayaki (Ceramics from Sōma), 1822, Edo period (1600–1868)

Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), Sōmayaki (Ceramics from Sōma)
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
1822, Edo period (1600–1868)

Ōiko and Fan Kuai, 1820, Edo period (1600–1868)

Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), Ōiko and Fan Kuai
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
1820, Edo period (1600–1868)

Benkei and Chinese princess, 1820, Edo period (1600–1868)

Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), Benkei and Chinese princess
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
1820, Edo period (1600–1868)

Yanagibashi, circa 1800–1805, Edo period (1600–1868)

Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), Yanagibashi
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
circa 1800–1805, Edo period (1600–1868)

Seiōbo (Hsi Wang Mu, the Taoist goddess), circa 1800–1805, Edo period (1600–1868)

Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), Seiōbo (Hsi Wang Mu, the Taoist goddess)
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
circa 1800–1805, Edo period (1600–1868)

(Act Ten, Yuranosuke and Gihei's wife), 1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), (Act Ten, Yuranosuke and Gihei's wife)
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), one of four pages, Views of famous places in Eastern capital
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
1800, Edo period (1600–1868)
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), Bunhen no Fuji (Fuji of Letters)
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
1834
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), Bunhen no Fuji (Fuji of Letters)
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
1834
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), Susaki no Fuji (Fuji from Susaki)
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
1834
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), Susaki no Fuji (Fuji from Susaki)
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
1834
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), Yume no Fuji (Fuji in a Dream)
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
1834
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), Yume no Fuji (Fuji in a Dream)
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
1834
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), Uneri Fuji (Fuji on the Swell)
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
1834
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), Uneri Fuji (Fuji on the Swell)
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
1834

Daruma Playing a Shamisen, circa 1830s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), Daruma Playing a Shamisen
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
circa 1830s, Edo period (1600–1868)
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), Sunshū Ōno shinden (The New Fields at Ōno in Suruga Province)
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
early 1830s, Edo period (1600–1868)
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), reproduction of Inume Pass in Kai Province (Kôshû Inume tôge)
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
Edo period (1600–1868)

Awazu no seiran, circa 1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), Awazu no seiran
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
circa 1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Act 8 Tonase and her daughter Konami, 1806, Edo period (1600–1868)

Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), Act 8 Tonase and her daughter Konami
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
1806, Edo period (1600–1868)

Poet Tōru Daijin viewing moon in his garden, mid 1830s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), Poet Tōru Daijin viewing moon in his garden
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
mid 1830s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Kami (Paper), 1823, Edo period (1600–1868)

Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), Kami (Paper)
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
1823, Edo period (1600–1868)

Monoaragai (The Turban Shell), 1821, Edo period (1600–1868)

Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), Monoaragai (The Turban Shell)
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
1821, Edo period (1600–1868)

Nihonbashi (The Nihon Bridge), 1804, Edo period (1600–1868)

Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), Nihonbashi (The Nihon Bridge)
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
1804, Edo period (1600–1868)

Miya, 1804, Edo period (1600–1868)

Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), Miya
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
1804, Edo period (1600–1868)

Mariko, 1804, Edo period (1600–1868)

Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), Mariko
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
1804, Edo period (1600–1868)

Fujieda, 1804, Edo period (1600–1868)

Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), Fujieda
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
1804, Edo period (1600–1868)

Okazaki, 1804, Edo period (1600–1868)

Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), Okazaki
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
1804, Edo period (1600–1868)

Hōraiji shunkei (Spring view of Horai Temple), 1804, Edo period (1600–1868)

Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), Hōraiji shunkei (Spring view of Horai Temple)
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
1804, Edo period (1600–1868)

Akasaka station (A) Fujikawa station (B), circa 1804 (Edo period 1600–1868)

Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), Akasaka station (A) Fujikawa station (B)
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
circa 1804 (Edo period 1600–1868)
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), Okazaki Chiryū no aida (Between Okazaki and Chiryu) (A) Narumi station (B)
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
circa 1804 (Edo period 1600–1868)

Mishima station (A) Numazu station (B), circa 1804 (Edo period 1600–1868)

Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), Mishima station (A) Numazu station (B)
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
circa 1804 (Edo period 1600–1868)

Yoshiwara station (A) Kambara station (B), circa 1804 (Edo period 1600–1868)

Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), Yoshiwara station (A) Kambara station (B)
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
circa 1804 (Edo period 1600–1868)

Sakanoshite station (A) Tsuchiyama station (B), circa 1804 (Edo period 1600–1868)

Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), Sakanoshite station (A) Tsuchiyama station (B)
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
circa 1804 (Edo period 1600–1868)

Minakuchi station (A) Ishibe station (B), circa 1804 (Edo period 1600–1868)

Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), Minakuchi station (A) Ishibe station (B)
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
circa 1804 (Edo period 1600–1868)

Kuwana station (A) Yokkaichi station (B), circa 1804 (Edo period 1600–1868)

Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), Kuwana station (A) Yokkaichi station (B)
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
circa 1804 (Edo period 1600–1868)

Shinagawa station (A) Kawasaki station (B), circa 1804 (Edo period 1600–1868)

Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), Shinagawa station (A) Kawasaki station (B)
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
circa 1804 (Edo period 1600–1868)

Odawara station (A) Hakone station (B), circa 1804 (Edo period 1600–1868)

Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), Odawara station (A) Hakone station (B)
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
circa 1804 (Edo period 1600–1868)

Shirasuke station (A) Futagawa station (B), circa 1804 (Edo period 1600–1868)

Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), Shirasuke station (A) Futagawa station (B)
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
circa 1804 (Edo period 1600–1868)

Totsuka station(A) Fujisawa station (B), circa 1804 (Edo period 1600–1868)

Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), Totsuka station(A) Fujisawa station (B)
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
circa 1804 (Edo period 1600–1868)
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), #49 Dainagou Yoshinobu Asou (Palace workmen resting by a gate)
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
circa 1836, Edo period (1600–1868)

凱風快晴 (The South Wind brings Fine Weather), circa 1831, Edo period (1600–1868)

Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), 凱風快晴 (The South Wind brings Fine Weather)
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
circa 1831, Edo period (1600–1868)

Sanka haku-u (White Rain Below the Mountain), circa 1830, Edo period (1600–1868)

Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), Sanka haku-u (White Rain Below the Mountain)
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
circa 1830, Edo period (1600–1868)
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), Jo and Uba beneath Takasago pine at sunrise on New Year's Day
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
1790s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Nobotoura (The Coast of Noboto), circa 1830, Edo period (1600–1868)

Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), Nobotoura (The Coast of Noboto)
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
circa 1830, Edo period (1600–1868)
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), Koshu misaka suimen (Snowy Mt. Fuji Reflected in Lake at Misaka)
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
circa 1830, Edo period (1600–1868)

Tōtōmi sanchū (Fuji from the Mountains in Tōtōmi), circa 1830, Edo period (1600–1868)

Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), Tōtōmi sanchū (Fuji from the Mountains in Tōtōmi)
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
circa 1830, Edo period (1600–1868)

Isse ichidai kai (a retirement gathering), 1830, Edo period (1600–1868)

Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), Isse ichidai kai (a retirement gathering)
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
1830, Edo period (1600–1868)

The Journey East, circa 1805–1810, Edo period (1600–1868)

Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), The Journey East
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
circa 1805–1810, Edo period (1600–1868)

chrysanthemum display, 1799, Edo period (1600–1868)

Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), chrysanthemum display
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
1799, Edo period (1600–1868)

schematic picture of Shiogama and Matsushima, circa 1830, Edo period (1600–1868)

Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), schematic picture of Shiogama and Matsushima
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
circa 1830, Edo period (1600–1868)

cranes in pine tree, circa 1805, Edo period (1600–1868)

Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), cranes in pine tree
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
circa 1805, Edo period (1600–1868)

Echizen Fukui no hashi (Bridge at Fukui, Echizen Province), circa 1831–1832, Edo period (1600–1868)

Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), Echizen Fukui no hashi (Bridge at Fukui, Echizen Province)
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
circa 1831–1832, Edo period (1600–1868)

woman on Nihon bridge, 1819, Edo period (1600–1868)

Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), woman on Nihon bridge
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
1819, Edo period (1600–1868)

Different games, bookpage, late 1800s edition, Meiji period (1868–1912)

Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), Different games, bookpage
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
late 1800s edition, Meiji period (1868–1912)

Sumō Wrestlers, sheet 9, late 1800s edition, Meiji period (1868–1912)

Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), Sumō Wrestlers, sheet 9
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
late 1800s edition, Meiji period (1868–1912)

Large Cliff with Moon and Sun, mid 1800s–late 1800s, Edo period (1600–1868) or Meiji period (1868–1912)

Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), Large Cliff with Moon and Sun
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
mid 1800s–late 1800s, Edo period (1600–1868) or Meiji period (1868–1912)

Bushū Senju (Senju in Musashi Province), circa 1829–1833, Edo period (1600–1868)

Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), Bushū Senju (Senju in Musashi Province)
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
circa 1829–1833, Edo period (1600–1868)

title unknown, date unknown

Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), title unknown
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
date unknown
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), Hokusai manga shichi hen (Hokusai's Sketched Pictures, Volume 7)
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
1817, Edo period (1600–1868)
David Bull (born 1951); Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), Sōshi the Philosopher
David Bull (born 1951); Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
2000

(Scene from Act Nine, The Villa at Yamashina), 1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), (Scene from Act Nine, The Villa at Yamashina)
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)

(Act Seven, At the Ichiriki Teahouse), 1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), (Act Seven, At the Ichiriki Teahouse)
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)

(Scene from Act 11 of play, The Night Attack), 1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), (Scene from Act 11 of play, The Night Attack)
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), (Scene from Act 10 of play, Amakawaya scene, Gihei's shop)
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)

(Scene from Act Eight, The Wedding Journey), 1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), (Scene from Act Eight, The Wedding Journey)
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Red Fuji (Mt. Fuji), 1800s, Edo period (1600–1868) or Meiji period (1868–1912)

Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), Red Fuji (Mt. Fuji)
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
1800s, Edo period (1600–1868) or Meiji period (1868–1912)

Poem by Harumichi no Tsuraki, 1800s, Edo period (1600–1868) or Meiji period (1868–1912)

Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), Poem by Harumichi no Tsuraki
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
1800s, Edo period (1600–1868) or Meiji period (1868–1912)
Image not available

Fugaku hyakkei (100 Views of Mount Fuji), late 1700s–early 1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), one of four pages, Views of famous places in Eastern capital
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
1800, Edo period (1600–1868)
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), one of four pages, Views of famous places in Eastern capital
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
1800, Edo period (1600–1868)
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), one of four pages, Views of famous places in Eastern capital
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
1800, Edo period (1600–1868)
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849); Weatherhill, Inc. (founded 1962), Hokusai Manga: The Sketchbooks of Hokusai
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849); Weatherhill, Inc. (founded 1962)
1993

Exhibitions: 58

Kris Ercums, curator
2011–2014
Youmi Efurd, curator
2003
Emily Kruse, curator
Adina Duke, curator
2021
CuratedByVoc, curator
Sherry Fowler, curator
Kate Meyer, curator
2024
Sherry Fowler, curator
2012
Kris Ercums, curator
2014
Veronica de Jong, curator
2004
Chelsea Foxwell, curator
Anne Leonard, curator
2012–2013
CuratedByVoc, curator
Kate Meyer, curator
2024
Kris Ercums, curator
Rachel Straughn-Navarro, curator
2019–2020
Cori Sherman, curator
2003
Cori Sherman, curator
2001
Mary Dusenbury, curator
Susan Earle, curator
Stephen Goddard, curator
John Pultz, curator
2000