Yoshitoshi's 'Pride of Tokyo's Twelve Months (Tokyo jiman juni kagetsu)' (1880)

Introduction

The series 'Pride of Tokyo's Twelve Months (Tokyo jiman juni kagetsu)' is one of Yoshitoshi's lesser known bijin series. A nicely executed series, it features a calender of women, involved in various activities associated with life in Tokyo. This series is similar in many respects to his better known series, Twenty-Four Hours at Shimbashi and Yanagibashi ( Shinryu nijushi toki ) 1880.

Technical details

• Dates: 03/23/1880 (12)
• Size: Ōban
• Signed: ōju Yoshitoshi hitsu
• Publisher: Inoue
• Engravers: Katata Hori Chō

Previous cataloguings

	Roger. S. Keyes, "Courage and Silence: A Study of the Life and
		Color Woodblock Prints of Tsukioka Yoshitoshi 1839-1892",
		Cinncinnati, 1982

We use the Keyes numbers to order the prints below.

The Prints

Thumbnail	Number	Date	Title	Description
	#01	3/23/1880	Hama of Yanagibashi returning on boat- from Myogi Shrine on first Hare Day.
	#02	3/23/1880	Tei of Shimbashi by plum tree at Umeyashiki.
	#03	3/23/1880	Nagao of Bishuro beneath cherry tree in Yoshiwara.
	#04	3/23/1880	Otsuyu of Yanagibashi in wistaria arbor at Kameido.
	#05	3/23/1880	Tanko of Osakamachi in iris garden at Horikiri.
	#06	3/23/1880	Fukusuke of Shimbashi with morning glories at Iriya.
	#07	3/23/1880	Otomi of Nakanocho under a full moon in the Yoshiwara.
	#08	3/23/1880	Geisha watching moon over Edo Bay.
	#09	3/23/1880	Geisha by chrysanthemums at Sendagi.
	#10	3/23/1880	Yao of Nihombashi beneath maple trees at Takinokawa.
	#11	3/23/1880	Osan of Nihombashi with toy rakes from the Bird Festival.
	#12	3/23/1880	Kume of Shimbashi at the year-end festival at Asakusa.

 

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