An engraving by Japanese artist Hokusai Katsushiki, considered one of the most famous artists of pre-modern Japanese art, was sold at Christie's in New York for $ 2.8 million, reports ARTNews.

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In 1814 he created the first series of works, which he called " Since then, this name has been used to refer to Japanese comics.. In the West, Hokusai is known primarily for the engraving "

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Sales hit a new record for a job that was expected to bring in just $500,000 to $700,000. In a thirteen-minute fight for a job, six bidders raised the price, according to the Wall Street Journal.. The winner was an anonymous phone shopper.

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The " Even though Hokusai's painting was intended to appeal to everyday audiences in Japan who bought and traded such prints for small amounts, it influenced internationally renowned artists..

Agitated clouds and the composition of Vincent van Gogh's " In 1888, Van Gogh praised the Japanese work, writing in a letter to his brother that "

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Hokusai's " The curators note that The Great Wave inspired Claude Monet's agitated coastal seascapes, as well as Vincent van Gogh's Starry Night, who replaced motley moon clouds with a wave in his composition.. Claude Debussy's three 1905 symphonic etudes La Mer ("