Katsushika Hokusai (1760 – 1849) was a Japanese artist who specialized in ukiyo-e painting and printmaking during the Edo Period. His most famous woodblock print series is the Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji (1831), which includes The Great Wave off Kanagawa, his most iconic piece of art. Hokusai is considered to be one of the greatest artists in art history. He created about 30,000 works of art during his lifetime and inspired many European artists, including Claude Monet and Vincent Van Gogh.
Paintings by Katsushika Hokusai in Chronological Order:
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| Inside the Courtyard of the Toeizan Temple at Ueno, 1786 | Women Walking in a Garden, 1798 | Woman in an Interior, 1799 |
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| Teahouse Umeyashiki, 1802 | Primer Book of Treasury loyal vassals, 1806 | New Year’s Days of the Teahouse Ogi-ya, 1808-1812 |
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| Rainstorm beneath the Summit, c.1821 | Wooden Horse, c.1822 | Cranes from Quick Lessons in Simplified Drawing, 1823 |
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| Street scenes newly pubished, 1825 | Street scenes newly pubished, 1825 | Street scenes newly pubished, 1825 |
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| Street scenes newly pubished, 1825 | Street scenes newly pubished, 1825 | Street scenes newly pubished, 1825 |
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| Street scenes newly pubished, 1825 | Street scenes newly pubished, 1825 | Street scenes newly pubished, 1825 |
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| Street scenes newly pubished, 1825 | Street scenes newly pubished, 1825 | Cherry Blossoms and Warbler, 1827 |
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| The Waterfall of Amida Behind the Kiso Road, c.1827 | Fuji, Mountains in clear Weather (Red Fuji), 1831 | Laughing demon, 1831 |
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| Mitsui Shop on Suruga Street in Edo, c.1831 | The Fields of Sekiya by the Sumida River, 1823-1831 | The Great Wave off Kanagawa, 1831 |
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| The Ghost of Oiwa, 1831 | The Phantom of Kohada Koheiji, 1831 | Ejiri in the Suruga Province, c.1832 |
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| Pheasant and Snake, 1833 | Fishing by Torchlight in Kai Province, from Oceans of Wisdom, c.1833 | Grosbeak and Mirabilis, 1834 |
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| Bullfinch and Weeping Cherry Blossoms, 1834 | Canary and Peony, 1834 | Crossbill and Thistle, 1834 |
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| Cuckoo and Azaleas, 1834 | Kingfisher, Carnation, Iris, 1834 | Swallow and Begonia and Strawberry Pie, 1834 |
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| The Festival of Lanterns on Temma Bridge, 1824-1834 | The Pontoon Bridge at Sano in the Province of Kozuka, 1834 | No Kakinomoto Hitomaro, 1835 |
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| Old Fisherman Smoking His Pipe, c.1835 | Sarumaru Daiyu, 1835 | The Bullock Cart, 1839 |
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| Thunder God, Edo Period, 1847 | A Bowl of Lip Rouge | A Bride is on Her Way with Her Maid |
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| A Lacquered Washbasin and Ewer | A Leather Pouch with Kagami | A Merchant Making Up the Account |
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| A Scene of a Shinto Shrine Dance, Kagura | A Woman Ghost Appeared from a Well | An Old Woman |
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| Announcement of a Farewell Performance of Bando Mitsugoro | Asakusa Honganji temple in the Eastern capital | Bluebells and Dragonflies |
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| Carp Leaping Up a Cascade | Carps | Ceiling of Ganshoin Temple at Obuse |
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| Chrysanthemums and Horsefly | Concert under the Wisteria | Dawn at Isawa in the Kai Province |
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| Dragon | Drawing of Man Resting on Axe and Carrying Part of Tree Trunk on His Back | Drawing of Man Seated with Left Leg Resting over Right Knee |
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| Drawing of Seated Nobleman in Full Costume | Falcon in Flight | Fishing in the Bay Uraga |
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| Fishing in the River Kinu | Five Fans | Flat Fish and Pink |
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| Flowers and Water Lilies in the Mangwe, Tome | Fuji from the Platform of Sasayedo | Fuji Seen Through the Mannen Bridge at Fukagawa |
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| Fuji Blue | Fujiwara no Ason Michinobu | Gale to Asajigahara |
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| Geisha reading a book | Hawk on a Ceremonial Stand | Head of the Snake Woman |
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| Hibiscus and Sparrow | Hodogaya on the Tokaido | Honjo Tatekawa, the Timberyard at Honjo |
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| Hydrangea and Swallow | Illustration from The Hundred Poems Series | Inume Pass in the Kai province |
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| Irises and Grasshopper | Japanese Ghost | Kajikazawa in Kai Province |
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| Lake Suwa in the Shinano Province | Lily | Manga |
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| Manga | Manga | Manga |
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| Manga | Manga | Manga |
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| Manga | Manga | Manga |
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| Manga | Manga | Minister Toru |
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| Mishima pass in Kai province | Moonlight over the Sumida River in Edo | Mount Fuji Seen Through Cherry Blossom |
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| Nine Women Playing the Game of Fox | Ocean Waves | Oiran and Kamuro |
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| Oiran and Two Shinzô Admiring, Cherry Blossoms of Nakanochô | Ono Shindon in the Suraga Province | Orange Orchids |
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| Peasants in Autumn | Phoenix | Poenies and Butterfly |
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| Poppies | Portrait of a Man of Noble Birth with a Book | Portrait of a Woman Holding a Fan |
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| Portrait of Chino Hyogo Seated at his Writing Desk | Portrait of Matsuo Basho | Round Dish with Scalloped Edge |
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| Sangi Takamura, Abalone Fisherman | Sazai Hall – 500 Rakan Temples | Scene Light District of Yoshiwara |
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| Self-Portrait in the Age of an Old Man | Sketch of Daruma | Sketch of Four Faces |
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| Sparrow and Magnolia | Spring Scene Along the Sumida | Street Scenes Newly Published |
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| Street Scenes Newly Published | Surumaru Daiyu | Tea Harvest |
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| The Fire Fighters in the Mountains | The Fuji Seen from the Gay Quarter in Senju | The River Tone in the Province of Kazusa |
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| The Suspension Bridge Between Hida and Etchu | The Harvesting of Mushrooms | The Poet Li Po |
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| Two Carp in a Cascade | Two Carps | Ushibori in the Hitachi Province |
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| View of the Beach at Low Tide Noboto from the Coast to Gyôtoku | Volubilism and Pippin | Woman |
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| Woman Profile | Images of Bathers (Bathing People) | The Dragon of Smoke Escaping from Mount Fuji, Unknown |