10 things to know about Hokusai
An introduction to one of Japan’s best-known artists — a man who had at least 30 names, and looked forward to old age — illustrated with lots offered at Christie’s
Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849), Kanagawa oki nami ura (Under the well of the Great Wave off Kanagawa) [“Great Wave”]. Woodblock print, from the series Fugaku sanjurokkei (Thirty-six views of Mount Fuji). Horizontal oban: 9¾ x 15 in (24.8 x 38.1 cm). Estimate: $400,000-600,000. Offered in Japanese and Korean Art on 18 March 2025 at Christie’s in New York
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