Suzuki Harunobu

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Suzuki Harunobu (1725-1770) was a pioneering Japanese woodblock printmaker of the Edo period who is credited with inventing the full-color woodblock print technique known as nishiki-e. His delicate compositions often depicted beautiful women and scenes of everyday life.

Edo PeriodWoodblock Print18th CenturyUkiyo-eJapaneseJapanese ArtSuzuki HarunobuHarunobuPortraitIntimateFigure StudyFigure
A courtesan accompanied by two kamuro | Edo period, 18th century

A courtesan accompanied by two kamuro | Edo period, 18th century

A courtesan standing on an engawa (veranda) | Edo period, 18th century

A courtesan standing on an engawa (veranda) | Edo period, 18th century

The Cloth-fulling Jewel River, a Famous Place in Settsu Province (Toi no Tamagawa, Settsu no meisho) | Edo period, 18th century

The Cloth-fulling Jewel River, a Famous Place in Settsu Province (Toi no Tamagawa, Settsu no meisho) | Edo period, 18th century

An amorous couple and husband under a mosquito net (kaya) | Edo period, 18th century

An amorous couple and husband under a mosquito net (kaya) | Edo period, 18th century

An amorous couple in the room of a tea-house (cha-ya) | Edo period, 18th century
An amorous couple under a mosquito net (kaya) | Edo period, 18th century
Edo period, 18th century
Visual Parody of the Calligrapher Ono no Tofu | Edo period, 18th century
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