Hokusai's "The Great Wave" Smashes Record, Selling for $2.8 Million USD at Sotheby's Hong Kong

SummarySotheby's Hong Kong achieved a record-breaking, "white-glove result" at its Masterpieces of Asian Art from the Okada Museum of Art AuctionTotal sales for the auction reached an astonishing $88 million USD, setting a new benchmark for Asian art.The star lot was Katsushika Hokusais iconic woodblock print, The Great Wave: Under the Wave off Kanagawa, which sold for a record price of $2.8 million USDThe global art market continues its momentum, following last weeks successes in Ne...