The Fourth Month (四月), from the series “Twelve Months in the South” (Minami jūni kō 美南見十二候)
The Fourth Month (四月), from the series “Twelve Months in the South” (Minami jūni kō 美南見十二候)

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The Fourth Month (四月), from the series “Twelve Months in the South” (Minami jūni kō 美南見十二候),

ca. 1783–84

Torii Kiyonaga 鳥居清長, 1752–1815

Japanese

Edo period, 1603–1868

x1949-110 a-b

Information

Title
The Fourth Month (四月), from the series “Twelve Months in the South” (Minami jūni kō 美南見十二候)
Dates

ca. 1783–84

Maker
Torii Kiyonaga 鳥居清長
Medium

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Dimensions

block (a): 36 x 23.7 cm. (14 3/16 x 9 5/16 in.)
block (b): 36 x 24.5 cm. (14 3/16 x 9 5/8 in.)
overall: 36 x 48.5 cm. (14 3/16 x 19 1/8 in.)
mat: 47 x 63.7 cm. (18 1/2 x 25 1/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Frank Jewett Mather Jr.

Object Number
x1949-110 a-b
Place Made

Asia, Japan

Culture
Japanese
Period
Edo (Japanese period)
Type
diptychs, prints, japanese printmaking styles, woodblock prints
Materials
ink, paper, color
Techniques
woodcut (process)
Subject
figures (representations), rooms, views, ships, women

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