Published 1890, July belongs to 12 Months of Ukiyo (Ukiyo Junikagetsu). The twelve-month format organizes contemporary life through seasonal customs, clothing, festivals, and changing weather. Gekkō adapts the older ukiyo-e calendar tradition to Meiji society, where inherited practices coexisted with new forms of urban life.
The title identifies the design’s particular figure, episode, object, or place, anchoring Gekkō’s composition in a larger network of historical narrative and cultural association. The catalog identifies women as the principal motif. Gekkō uses it to clarify action, season, setting, or narrative emphasis rather than as interchangeable decoration.
As a book or album image, the composition was designed to be encountered in sequence and in relation to text, facing pages, and the physical act of turning leaves.
Additional information
| Editions | First Edition |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Yokoyama Ryohachi |
| Size | Oban |
| Subjects | women |
| Year Published | 1890 |
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