Bijin 2, Beauties of the Twelve Months

This print belongs to a calendar bijin series, a format with deep roots in both ukiyo-e and shin-hanga publishing. Twelve-month beauty series assigned each woman a seasonal attribute — a particular flower, weather condition, festival garment, or outdoor activity — that indicated the corresponding month without explicit labeling. Eiho's contribution to this genre would have required close coordination with the Watanabe workshop to ensure that each design's color palette and botanical elements read as seasonally distinct. The second print in such a series likely corresponds to February, potentially featuring plum blossom or early spring cues worked into the background or the figure's obi and kimono selection.