The instantly recognizable The Great Wave off Kanagawa (Japanese: 神奈川沖浪裏) just sold at auction, setting a record as the highest price a Hokusai work has gone for. ⁠The woodblock print sold for HK$21.7 million (US$2.8 million) at Sotheby’s Hong Kong, nearly tripling its high estimate. ⁠ The work is a woodblock print by the Japanese ukiyo-e artist Hokusai (1760–1849), created in late 1831 during the Edo period of Japanese history.⁠ ⁠ 📽️Video by: Gabe Jung⁠ 🤳Click our linkinbio to sign up to our daily newsletter.⁠ ⁠⁠ 📰Follow us for the latest Asian News NextShark⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #news #reel #greatwave #art #auction #hokusai #kanagawa #record #worldrecord