The ukiyo-e depicts Musashi Miyamoto, an expert swordsman in the early Edo period, based on the legend of killing whales. It is a big whale that lies full of three pictures. The surface of the sea rose diagonally and was so rough that he lost his sense of balance. On the other hand, there were […]

KUNIYOSHI UTAGAWA Japanese Woodblock Print Reprint MIYAMOTOMUSASHI KUJIRATAIJI. Picture frame is not included. It is an ukiyoe depicting Musashi Miyamoto, an expert swordsman in the early Edo period, based on the legend of whale extermination. A giant whale lying in a row of three. The surface of the sea is raging to the point where […]