September - Tipsy — 九月 ほろ酔い

This woodblock print belongs to Kamoshita Chōko's 九月 ほろ酔い series, depicting a [bijin-ga](/glossary/bijin-ga) figure conveying the light, pleasant intoxication that the title ほろ酔い describes. The September designation suggests the print belongs to a twelve-month calendar series, each sheet representing a different month through a female figure in a seasonally specific situation. Autumn sake rituals, particularly those associated with the Chōyō chrysanthemum festival on the ninth day of the ninth month, provide cultural context for a September scene of mild inebriation. Kamoshita renders the subject's state through pose rather than facial distortion — a relaxed incline of the torso, a loosely held sake cup, or the dishevelment of a collar — consistent with bijin-ga conventions of psychological suggestion over overt expression. The print's color palette likely incorporates autumn tones in the textile patterns, establishing the seasonal setting through decorative surface rather than landscape background.