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Summary: Hokusai painting of woman sells for record $4 million NHK

1. Katsushika Hokusai's painting, titled "Beauty in Snow, with Inscription by Shokusanjin," was sold for a record-breaking 621 million yen at an auction in Tokyo on November 13, 2025.
2. The artwork, depicting a courtesan standing in snow with an umbrella, is one of Hokusai's finest representations of beautiful women and was painted when he was approximately 50 years old.
3. The winning bidder was home-furnishings retailer Nitori, who plans to display the painting at a museum in Otaru City, Hokkaido. Previously, a full set of Hokusai's "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji" fetched over 3.5 million dollars at auction in the United States in March 2024.
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Katsushika Hokusai's painting, "Beauty in Snow, with Inscription by Shokusanjin," was sold for a record-breaking 621 million yen at a Tokyo auction on November 13, 2025. The artwork, depicting a courtesan in snow and painted when Hokusai was around 50 years old, is one of his finest
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Category ID: listed_summary

URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20251113_03/#summary

Date: Nov. 13, 2025

Notes: 2025-11-13

Created: 2025/11/13 10:40

Updated: 2025/12/07 22:15

Last Read: 2025/11/13 11:14