Hokusai Auction Prices and Value Guide
Hokusai auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 3,747 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Hokusai auction prices: quick answer
Hokusai auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Hokusai
- Source records
- 3,747
- Market update
- 2026-02-06
Hokusai market snapshot
Hokusai shows deep auction liquidity with 222 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $260. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 30 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-02-04.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (71.3% · 117 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (18.9% · 31 sales)
- $10,000+ (9.8% · 16 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $450
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 30
- Median shift vs prior year
- +87.5%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2026-02-04
Artist context
About Hokusai
Born
1760
Died
1849
Nationality
Japanese
Also known as
Katsushika Hokusai, Hokusai Tokitarō, 葛飾 北斎, Zen Hokusai Iitsu
Hokusai, also known as Katsushika Hokusai, was a Japanese painter, printmaker, and draftsman who lived from 1760 to 1849. Active during the Edo period, he is closely associated with ukiyo-e and is especially important to the history of Japanese landscape imagery. His practice encompassed woodblock prints, paintings, and drawings, with subjects ranging from landscapes and Mount Fuji to plants and animals. Collectors most readily recognize his Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji, the series that includes The Great Wave off Kanagawa, as well as the wide-ranging drawings associated with Hokusai Manga. Hokusai broadened the subject matter commonly linked with ukiyo-e, and his images later became influential within the European interest in Japanese art known as Japonisme. His long working life and numerous recorded names mean that objects connected with him can appear under several cataloguing forms, including Hokusai, Katsushika Hokusai, and Hokusai Tokitarō.
Ukiyo-eJaponisme influence in late-19th-century EuropeWoodblock printsPaintingDrawingLandscapesMount FujiPlants and animals
Common works and media
Collectors commonly encounter Hokusai through ukiyo-e woodblock prints, particularly landscapes connected with Mount Fuji. Paintings and drawings also form part of his documented practice, while Hokusai Manga represents another widely recognized body of graphic work. Subjects recorded in the collected sources include landscapes, plants, animals, and views of Mount Fuji. Because familiar compositions may exist in materially different forms or impressions, the medium, series attribution, and precise object characteristics should be established before selecting auction comparables.
Market and appraisal context
Hokusai appears in auction and appraisal contexts through woodblock prints, paintings, and drawings. Assessment begins by identifying the work type, subject, and any relationship to a documented series such as Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji. Relevant public auction records can then provide comparable context, but a famous image or series title does not by itself establish authorship, date, edition, impression quality, or value. Hokusai's many recorded names also make careful identity matching important. A responsible appraisal should examine the individual object and compare it with closely related lots, while considering evidence not supplied in this source pack, including condition, provenance, edition details, and printing characteristics. The available evidence supports contextual comparison, not a price forecast.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Ukiyo-e woodblock prints
- Paintings
- Drawings
Value drivers
- Work type and medium, including whether the object is a woodblock print, painting, or drawing
- Identification of the subject and series, including associations with Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji
- Comparison with relevant public auction records and comparable lots
Appraisal caveats
- The collected source pack does not include lot-level condition reports, provenance, edition details, or individual realized prices, so it does not support price predictions or market-trend claims.
- Hokusai used multiple names; an appraisal should not treat a name variant by itself as proof of authorship or authenticity.
- Series or subject identification alone does not establish the date, edition, impression quality, condition, or authenticity of a particular object.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate source quality.
Data basis
This page is built from Appraisily's public auction market index. Private transactions, incomplete sale feeds, and attribution changes may not be fully represented.
Artist value FAQ
How much is Hokusai worth?
Comparable public auction sales are the best starting point, but final value depends on the specific artwork, condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence.
Can Appraisily value my Hokusai artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.