The Eighth Month, from the series "Twelve Months in the South (Minami juni ko)"

Q: When was "The Eighth Month, from the series "Twelve Months in the South (Minami juni ko)"" created?

This artwork was created c. 1784.

Q: Is "The Eighth Month, from the series "Twelve Months in the South (Minami juni ko)"" in the public domain?

Yes, The Eighth Month, from the series "Twelve Months in the South (Minami juni ko)" is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Torii Kiyonaga

c. 1784

Medium

Color woodblock print; left sheet of oban diptych, trimmed

Dimensions

25.3 × 37.8 cm (9 15/16 × 14 7/8 in.)

Classification

Department

Arts of Asia

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Accession Number

57291

About the Artist

Torii Kiyonaga · 1752–1815

Torii Kiyonaga, born Sekiguchi Shinsuke in 1752 in Uraga, Sagami Province, was the son of an Edo bookseller who owned tenements near a bustling fish market. At age 14 in 1765, he began his apprenticeship under Torii Kiyomitsu, the third-generation head of the prestigious Torii school of ukiyo-e, renowned for kabuki theater illustrations and signage. Adopted into the Torii family, Kiyonaga succeede...

The Eighth Month, from the series "Twelve Months in the South (Minami juni ko)"

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