Tairo, the 12th month. Women Preparing New Year Decorations, from the series Twelve Months in the Floating World

Artist/Maker Chōbunsai Eishi 鳥文斎栄之 (Japanese, 1756–1829)

Publisher Nishimuraya Yohachi 西村屋与八

Date1790s

MediumColor woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

DimensionsVertical koban; overall: 9 3/16 × 6 7/8 in. (23.3 × 17.5 cm)

Credit LineMary A. Ainsworth Bequest

PortfolioTwelve Months in the Floating World (Ukiyo junigatsu)

Object number1950.447

Status

Not on view

Collections

Asian

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