Twelve Months of Buffoonery
(Dôke jyunigatsu no uchi, 道外十二月)
Publisher: Ezaki-ya Kichibei
c. 1839-1842
This series is not listed in
Kuniyoshi by Basil William Robinson
(Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1961).
The images are each about 10 by 7 inches (25 by 18 centimeters), a size
known as chûban. Two images were printed on a sheet of paper
about 10 by 14 inches (25 by 36 centimeters), a size known as ôban.
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Month: 2
(February)
Description:
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Month: 1
(January)
Description:
Children tormenting a street performer
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Month: 4
(April)
Description:
Battle of the first products of the season (Shigatsu hatsumono no arasoi)
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Month: 3
(March)
Description:
Battle of the dolls (Sangatsu hiina no isakai)
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Month: 6
(June)
Description:
Children tormenting a crippled man
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Month: 5
(May)
Description:
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Month: 8
(August)
Description:
Man afraid of a shadow
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Month: 7
(July)
Description:
The Star Festival
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Month:
10 (October)
Description:
Bathhouse scene
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Month: 9
(September)
Description:
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Month:
12 (December)
Description:
A parade of oni
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Month:
11 (November)
Description:
Raccoon dog selling scrotums that resemble Yatsaugashira
potatoes sold at the Torinoichi Festival
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