Untitled series of women in the twelve months

Publisher: Ise-ya Rihei (伊勢屋利兵衛)

1835

Although this series is untitled, each print has its own title as well as an inset view within a toshidama. The toshidama was the emblem of the Utagawa school of ukiyo-e print designers. About 1844, Kuniyoshi’s competitor Kunisada declared himself the head of the Utagawa school and adopted the name Toyokuni. At this time, Kuniyoshi distanced himself from the school and ceased using the toshidama seal. This print series is listed as number 76 in Kuniyoshi by Basil William Robinson (Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1961). The prints are each about 14 by 10 inches (36 by 25 centimeters), a size known as ôban.

	Title: Festival of the Seventh Month (Fumizuki no shichiseki) Month: 7^th month Description: Woman and child at the Tanabata Festival Inset:
	Title: Clear Moon in August Month: 8^th month Description: Inset: Ships at a bridge
	Title: Ninth Month (Sairei kikuzuki) Month: 9^th month Description: Woman wearing Chinese robes and a dragon headdress followed by a young servant holding a fan Inset: Festival scene
	Title: Month: 10^th month Description: Woman seated beside a clothes line with an account book open across her knee with a child beside her Inset: The entrance to Hachiman Temple
	Title: Month: Description:

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