Hokusai – Master of Japanese Woodblock Printing

Artist Katsushika Hokusai

Immerse yourself in the impressive world of images by Katsushika Hokusai – one of Japan's most renowned artists! His iconic works, such as "The Great Wave off Kanagawa", blend traditional aesthetics with dynamic visual language and global influence. Discover his timeless motifs as high-quality art prints, stylish framed canvas prints, modern wood prints, or artistic posters in your desired size!

Biography of Katsushika Hokusai

Katsushika Hokusai was likely born on October 31, 1760 (the 23rd day of the ninth month of the 10th year of the Japanese Hōreki era) in Warigesui, Honjo, Edo (today: Sumida, Tokyo). He was one of the most renowned Japanese painters, a representative of the Ukiyo-e genre ("pictures of the floating world" - printmaking with flowing, vibrant lines and free compositions). Later, he focused on classical Japanese themes and objects. As an artist, he was influenced by Chinese and Dutch landscape painting, as well as by the traditional Japanese Kanō school.

Hokusai's art had an impact on the formation of Japonism in Europe. Japanese art at that time served as inspiration for Art Nouveau and Impressionism. At the age of six, he began drawing the things around him. At 14, Hokusai worked as an apprentice to a woodcarver. Later, he was admitted to the studio of the esteemed painter and printmaker Katsukawa Shunsho.

Hokusai traveled extensively and lived in approximately 100 different places. He gained experience from various teachers and schools. During his nearly ninety-year life, he had about thirty different artist names. The pseudonyms referred to the companions of a particular period in his life. His works were known only in Japan for a long time. The reason for this was Japan's political and geographical situation. The country isolated itself from the rest of the world for over two centuries (17th-19th century).

Katsushika Hokusai was a very passionate and prolific painter. He is credited with 30,000 works, including paintings, sketches, woodcuts, silk paintings, and 500 illustrated books. He depicted landscapes, female beauties, erotic illustrations, samurai, sumo wrestlers, and nature in a very poetic, sensual, and somewhat melancholic manner.

Katsushika Hokusai inspired and popularized the now popular comic style "Manga." Mangas are short stories depicting human life, culture, social issues, and moments from everyday Japanese life. His most famous print series is "36 Views of Mount Fuji," published between 1826 and 1833. The image "The Great Wave" is one of the most well-known works from this series and is famous worldwide today.

On the 18th day of the fourth month of the Japanese calendar, May 10, 1849, Katsushika Hokusai passed away in Henjōin, Shōten-chō, Asakusa.

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The Great Wave of Kanagawa, from the series ''36 Views of Mt. Fuji'' (''Fugaku sanjuokkei'') pub. Ni

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The great wave - end of the series of the 36 views of the Fudschijama

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Fine Wind, Clear Morning from Katsushika Hokusai

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Travellers Climbing Up A Steep Hill To Pay Homage To A Kannon Shrine In A Cave By The Waterfall

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A Courtier On The Balcony Of A Chinese Pavilion Looking In The Distance On A Moonlit Night

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Aoigaoka Waterfall in the Eastern Capital

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A Chinese Guard Unlocking The Gate Of A Frontier Barrier

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The Suspension Bridge Between Hida and Etchu (woodblock print)

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Dawn at Isawa in the Kai province (from a Series "36 Views of Mount Fuji")

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Die Insel Tsukuda in der Provinz Musashi (aus der Bildserie 36 Ansichten des Berges Fuji).

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The Great Wave off the Coast of Kanagawa (from a Series "36 Views of Mount Fuji")

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The Little Raven with the Minamoto clan sword, c.1823 (colour woodcut)

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Waves and Birds, c.1825 (colour woodblock print)

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Chrysanthemums from Katsushika Hokusai

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Eight part bridge, province of Mucawa, Japan, c.1830 (wood block print)

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Moon, Persimmon and Grasshopper, 1807 (colour woodcut)

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'A Fisherman Standing on a Rocky Promontory at Kajikazawa in Kai Province', from the series '36 View

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Lake Suwa in the Shinano province (from a Series "36 Views of Mount Fuji")

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Rainstorm Beneath The Summit (The Black Fuji), From The Series ''Thirty-Six Views Of Mount Fuji''

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Umegawa in Sagami Province (from a Series "36 Views of Mount Fuji")

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The Fuji in clear weather, end of the series of the 36 views of the Fudschijama

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Lilies from Katsushika Hokusai

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Japanese Ghost from Katsushika Hokusai

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A Large Junk In Full Sail from Katsushika Hokusai

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Japanese Ghost from Katsushika Hokusai

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Kajikazawa In Kai Province from Katsushika Hokusai

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Fuji in Clear Weather'', from the series ''36 Views of Mount Fuji'' (Fugaku sanjurokkei) (see also 7

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Courtesan out for a walk (pen & ink with wash on paper)

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Craftsman painting toys (pen & ink and w/c on paper)

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Cherry Blossoms At Mount Yoshino From The Series ''Snow, Moon, Flowers''

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Fields In Owari Province From The Series ''The Thirty Six Views Of Mount Fuji''

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In The Totomi Mountains from Katsushika Hokusai

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View Of The Evening Glow At Ryogoku Bridge From Onmayagashi

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A Paddy Bird Perched On A Flowering Magnolia Branch From The Series ''Small Flowers''

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Procession over a Bridge (colour woodblock print)

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Studies of gestures and postures of wrestlers, from a Manga (colour woodblock print)

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Undersea creatures, from a Manga (colour woodblock print)

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Daily life gestures, from a Manga (colour woodblock print)

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A genie, from a Manga (coloured woodblock print)

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A witch and a woman, from a Manga (colour woodblock print)

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Two men, from a Manga (colour woodblock print)

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Women eating, from a Manga (colour woodblock print)

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Fine weather with South wind, from 'Fugaku sanjurokkei' (Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji) c.1831 (col

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Kirifuri Fall on Kurokami Mount, from the series 'Shokoku Taki Meguri' (A Journey to the Waterfalls

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The Sawyers from Katsushika Hokusai

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A Pot of Tea and Keys from Katsushika Hokusai

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Der Yoro Wasserfall in der Provinz Mino. Aus der Serie: Eine Reise zu den Wasserfällen Japans.

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Der Aoigaoka Wasserfall in der Hauptstadt. Aus der Serie: Eine Reise zu den Wasserfällen Japans.

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Ein chinesischer Wachposten beim Ausschließen eines Grenzpostens.

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Ein Höfling auf einem Balkon eines chinesischen Pavillons, bei Mondlicht in die Ferne blickend.

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Die Landvermessung from Katsushika Hokusai

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Der Kirifuri Wasserfall am Mount Kurokami in der Provinz Shimotsuke. Aus der Serie: Eine Reise zu de

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Der Roben Wasserfall bei Ohyama in der Provinz Sagami. Pilger baden im Wasserfall. Aus der Serie: Ei

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Zwei Männer waschen ein Pferd an einem Wasserfall.

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Reisende beim Aufstieg eines steilen Berges, um einen Schrein in einer Höhle bei einem Wasserfall au

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Red Fuji (from a Series "36 Views of Mount Fuji")

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Reading from Katsushika Hokusai

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Women and a Boy by Brazier... from Katsushika Hokusai

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A girl from Ohara from Katsushika Hokusai

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Waterfall Aigaoka (From the series "Waterfalls of the Various Provinces")

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Humpback Bridge by the Kameido Tenjin Bridge

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The waterfall in Yoshino, Yamato Province (From the set "Waterfalls of the Various Provinces")

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From the series "Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets": Tenchi Tenno

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From the series "Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets": Kakinomoto no Hitomaro

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From the series "Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets": Yamabe no Akahito

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From the series "Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets": Otomo no Yakamochi

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