Ukiyo-e 35, UKs-4, Handbag - Kunisada, The Twelve MonthsUkiyo e Bag The Twelve Months. Art inspires fashion Exotic style fashion. Ukiyo e (Japanese, meaning "Pictures of the Floating World"). Ukiyo e depicts and records the life of Japanese people in the Edo period. It represents Japanese art of 17 19 centuries. The Twelve Months from the series The Twelve Months Right: July, Upper middle: March, Lower middle: September, Left: May, Created in 1850 Artist: Utagawa Kunisada ( ; Japanese, 1786 1865)