6281856 Miyamoto no Musashi Attacking the Giant Whale, 1847-50 (woodblock print) by Kuniyoshi, Utagawa (1798-1861); each sheet: 36x24.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Woodblock print, signed Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga Artist\'s seal: Yoshikiri Published by Kawaguchiya Shozo, 1847-50. Miyamoto Musashi (1583-1647), famed as a sword master and inventor of the two-sword style of fencing (nito-ryu), is shown plunging his sword into a giant whale off the coast of Higo (present-day Kumamoto prefecture).); Photo by Christie\'s Images.