Suzuki (Hozumi) Harunobu Art
Japanese, 1725-1770
Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese: 鈴木 春信; c. 1725 – 8 July 1770) was a Japanese designer of woodblock print art in the ukiyo-e style. He was an innovator, the first to produce full-color prints (nishiki-e) in 1765, rendering obsolete the former modes of two- and three-color prints. Harunobu used many special techniques, and depicted a wide variety of subjects, from classical poems to contemporary beauties. Like many artists of his day, Harunobu also produced a number of shunga, or erotic images. During his lifetime and shortly afterwards, many artists imitated his style. A few, such as Harushige, even boasted of their ability to forge the work of the great master. Much about Harunobu's life is unknown.(Biography provided by Worthington Galleries)
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Artist: Suzuki (Hozumi) Harunobu
Beauty on a Veranda with Fan and Mirror
By Suzuki (Hozumi) Harunobu
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Signed: Harunobu ga
Series: Series: Eight Fashionable Parlor Views (Furyu zashiki hakkei)?
Format Japanese: chuban
Provenance:
Private Collection, Philadelphia
Collection of McCleaf
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Category
Mid-18th Century Edo Suzuki (Hozumi) Harunobu Art
Materials
Woodcut
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