The Eleventh Month 1757 - 1777

"The Eleventh Month" is a Japanese woodblock print by Ishikawa Toyomasa. The artwork depicts a scene of people gathered outside a building, some holding babies. In the upper portion of the print, a man sits on a platform with a lantern hanging above him. The intricate details of the print, which uses a bright palette, are characteristic of ukiyo-e, the popular art of Japan during the Edo Period (1603-1868). The work is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.