Published 1890, November (Fugen Bosatsu Seated on an Elephant) 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. Gekkō organizes the subject through expressive gesture, selective detail, and a painterly balance of open space and concentrated form.
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 |
| Year Published | 1890 |
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