The 12th Month (Rōgetsu - 臘月) from the series <i>The Twelve Months</i> (<i>Jūnika tsuki no uchi</i> - 十二ヶ月のうち)
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Utagawa Kunisada (歌川国貞) / Toyokuni III (三代豊国) (artist 1786 – 01/12/1865)

The 12th Month (Rōgetsu - 臘月) from the series The Twelve Months (Jūnika tsuki no uchi - 十二ヶ月のうち)

Print

1851
10 in x 14 in (Overall dimensions) color woodblock print
Signed: Toyokuni ga (豊国画)
Publisher: Minatoya Kohei (Marks 332 - seal 24-074)
Censor seals: Mera and Watanabe
Ukiyoe ni kiku
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Waseda University
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston The Genji mon or crest in the upper right in light purple is for Chapter 5 (Wakamurasaki or 'Lavender') of the traditional tale.

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Illustrated in a small black and white reproduction in the Illustrated Catalogues of Tokyo National Museum: Ukiyo-e Prints (3), #2834. (This print is not found at the TNM web site online.)
Minatoya Kohei (湊屋小兵衛) (publisher)
Genji related prints (Genji-e - 源氏絵) (genre)