The Second Month (Ni gatsu), from the series "Fashionable Twelve Months (Furyu junikagetsu)"
c. 1793
Medium
Color woodblock print; chuban
Dimensions
26.4 × 19.1 cm (10 3/8 × 7 1/2 in.)
Classification
woodblock print
Department
Arts of Asia
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
24348
Art Historical Context
### The Second Month (Ni gatsu), from *Fashionable Twelve Months (Furyu junikagetsu)* Step into the vibrant world of Edo-period Japan with Utagawa Toyok I's *The Second Month*, a charming color woodblock print from series *Fashionable Twelve Months* (c. 1793). This chuban-format work (26.4 × 19.1 cm) the stylish essence of February, blending seasonal motifs with contemporary fashion trends. Toyokuni, a founding figure of the Utagawa school and master of ukiyo—"pictures of the floating world"—ights in portraying elegant women amid urban pleasures, making art accessible to everyday viewers. Uk...
About the Artist
Utagawa Toyokuni I · 1777–1835
Japanese, 1777–1835