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Two women on the sea shore, one of them stooping to pick a blade of coarse grass growing at the water's edge.  In the background are fishermen's thatched huts upon  a point of land jutting out into the sea

Two women on the sea shore, one of them stooping to pick a blade of co...

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese: 鈴木 春信; c. 1725 – 15 July 1770) was the first to produce full-color prints (nishiki-e) in 1765, rendering obsolete the former modes of two- and three-color prints. Harunobu was from ... More

A woman standing in a room reading the superscription of a letter held in her hand, and beside her on the floor, another woman holding a samisen.  Back of them through the open shoji the water of a lake is seen, with a bird upon the shore and another flying down

A woman standing in a room reading the superscription of a letter held...

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese: 鈴木 春信; c. 1725 – 15 July 1770) was the first to produce full-color prints (nishiki-e) in 1765, rendering obsolete the former modes of two- and three-color prints. Harunobu was from ... More

Two salt-water carriers standing under a pine tree upon the shore

Two salt-water carriers standing under a pine tree upon the shore

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese: 鈴木 春信; c. 1725 – 15 July 1770) was the first to produce full-color prints (nishiki-e) in 1765, rendering obsolete the former modes of two- and three-color prints. Harunobu was from ... More

Kajiwara Genda Kagesuye mounted upon Yoshitsune's horse Surusumi, about to cross the river Uji

Kajiwara Genda Kagesuye mounted upon Yoshitsune's horse Surusumi, abou...

Shunshō first came to Edo to study haiku and painting. He became a noted printmaker of actors with his first works dating from 1760. Though originally a member of the Torii school, he soon broke away and began ... More

Seated lady looking right, Harunobu Suzuki, Woodblock Print, Japan

Seated lady looking right, Harunobu Suzuki, Woodblock Print, Japan

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese: 鈴木 春信; c. 1725 – 15 July 1770) was the first to produce full-color prints (nishiki-e) in 1765, rendering obsolete the former modes of two- and three-color prints. Harunobu was from ... More

Seated lady playing koto, Harunobu Suzuki, Woodblock Print, Japan

Seated lady playing koto, Harunobu Suzuki, Woodblock Print, Japan

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese: 鈴木 春信; c. 1725 – 15 July 1770) was the first to produce full-color prints (nishiki-e) in 1765, rendering obsolete the former modes of two- and three-color prints. Harunobu was from ... More

Nanamachi, Harunobu Suzuki, Woodblock Print, Japan

Nanamachi, Harunobu Suzuki, Woodblock Print, Japan

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese: 鈴木 春信; c. 1725 – 15 July 1770) was the first to produce full-color prints (nishiki-e) in 1765, rendering obsolete the former modes of two- and three-color prints. Harunobu was from ... More

Seated lady reading book, second book on covered table

Seated lady reading book, second book on covered table

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese: 鈴木 春信; c. 1725 – 15 July 1770) was the first to produce full-color prints (nishiki-e) in 1765, rendering obsolete the former modes of two- and three-color prints. Harunobu was from ... More

Iris viewing and spring rain, Harunobu Suzuki, Woodblock Print, Japan

Iris viewing and spring rain, Harunobu Suzuki, Woodblock Print, Japan

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese: 鈴木 春信; c. 1725 – 15 July 1770) was the first to produce full-color prints (nishiki-e) in 1765, rendering obsolete the former modes of two- and three-color prints. Harunobu was from ... More

Breezy day by the sea shore. 18th Century Japan. Public domain image.

Breezy day by the sea shore. 18th Century Japan. Public domain image.

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese: 鈴木 春信; c. 1725 – 15 July 1770) was the first to produce full-color prints (nishiki-e) in 1765, rendering obsolete the former modes of two- and three-color prints. Harunobu was from ... More

Kajiwara Genda Kagesuye mounted upon Yoshitsune's horse Surusumi, about to cross the river Uji

Kajiwara Genda Kagesuye mounted upon Yoshitsune's horse Surusumi, abou...

Shunshō first came to Edo to study haiku and painting. He became a noted printmaker of actors with his first works dating from 1760. Though originally a member of the Torii school, he soon broke away and began ... More

A samurai taking his young son to a shinto temple for the Miya Mairi ceremony of naming, accompanied by the child's mother and two maids

A samurai taking his young son to a shinto temple for the Miya Mairi c...

Kiyonaga is considered one of the great masters of the full-color nishiki-e print and of bijin-ga, images of courtesans and other beautiful women. Like most ukiyo-e artists, however, he also produced a number o... More

A girl visiting a chrysanthemum show

A girl visiting a chrysanthemum show

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese: 鈴木 春信; c. 1725 – 15 July 1770) was the first to produce full-color prints (nishiki-e) in 1765, rendering obsolete the former modes of two- and three-color prints. Harunobu was from ... More

Yoshiwara women in a room in a joroya, playing the fan throwing game (tosen-kyo)

Yoshiwara women in a room in a joroya, playing the fan throwing game (...

Shunshō first came to Edo to study haiku and painting. He became a noted printmaker of actors with his first works dating from 1760. Though originally a member of the Torii school, he soon broke away and began ... More

Women brushing silkworm eggs from the cards into the feeding trays

Women brushing silkworm eggs from the cards into the feeding trays

Shunshō first came to Edo to study haiku and painting. He became a noted printmaker of actors with his first works dating from 1760. Though originally a member of the Torii school, he soon broke away and began ... More

Chinzei Hachiro Tametomo, Shunsho Katsukawa

Chinzei Hachiro Tametomo, Shunsho Katsukawa

Shunshō first came to Edo to study haiku and painting. He became a noted printmaker of actors with his first works dating from 1760. Though originally a member of the Torii school, he soon broke away and began ... More

Lady playing shell game (looking right)

Lady playing shell game (looking right)

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese: 鈴木 春信; c. 1725 – 15 July 1770) was the first to produce full-color prints (nishiki-e) in 1765, rendering obsolete the former modes of two- and three-color prints. Harunobu was from ... More

Lady with stringed instrument and books

Lady with stringed instrument and books

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese: 鈴木 春信; c. 1725 – 15 July 1770) was the first to produce full-color prints (nishiki-e) in 1765, rendering obsolete the former modes of two- and three-color prints. Harunobu was from ... More

Gazing at Fuji-san across the Sumida River

Gazing at Fuji-san across the Sumida River

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese: 鈴木 春信; c. 1725 – 15 July 1770) was the first to produce full-color prints (nishiki-e) in 1765, rendering obsolete the former modes of two- and three-color prints. Harunobu was from ... More

A young man performing the purification ceremony of hand washing at the chozubachi at the entrance to a Shinto  temple.  The chozubachi is inscribed "Otakara maye" (The front of the honorable treasures)

A young man performing the purification ceremony of hand washing at th...

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese: 鈴木 春信; c. 1725 – 15 July 1770) was the first to produce full-color prints (nishiki-e) in 1765, rendering obsolete the former modes of two- and three-color prints. Harunobu was from ... More

A young woman seated upon a bank getting a light for her pipe from a youth who stands bending forward toward her, on the road above.  Background of rice fields and a farmer's house

A young woman seated upon a bank getting a light for her pipe from a y...

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese: 鈴木 春信; c. 1725 – 15 July 1770) was the first to produce full-color prints (nishiki-e) in 1765, rendering obsolete the former modes of two- and three-color prints. Harunobu was from ... More

A young man raising a girl upon his shoulders to dislodge a shuttlecock that has caught upon a bamboo branch, and another girl looking on

A young man raising a girl upon his shoulders to dislodge a shuttlecoc...

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese: 鈴木 春信; c. 1725 – 15 July 1770) was the first to produce full-color prints (nishiki-e) in 1765, rendering obsolete the former modes of two- and three-color prints. Harunobu was from ... More

Two Yoshiwara women seated in a room playing nanushi ken, and three others looking on

Two Yoshiwara women seated in a room playing nanushi ken, and three ot...

Shunshō first came to Edo to study haiku and painting. He became a noted printmaker of actors with his first works dating from 1760. Though originally a member of the Torii school, he soon broke away and began ... More

Women weaving silk, Shunsho Katsukawa

Women weaving silk, Shunsho Katsukawa

Shunshō first came to Edo to study haiku and painting. He became a noted printmaker of actors with his first works dating from 1760. Though originally a member of the Torii school, he soon broke away and began ... More

Seated lady reading book, Harunobu Suzuki, Woodblock Print, Japan

Seated lady reading book, Harunobu Suzuki, Woodblock Print, Japan

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese: 鈴木 春信; c. 1725 – 15 July 1770) was the first to produce full-color prints (nishiki-e) in 1765, rendering obsolete the former modes of two- and three-color prints. Harunobu was from ... More

Lady with pipe, leaning on one hand

Lady with pipe, leaning on one hand

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese: 鈴木 春信; c. 1725 – 15 July 1770) was the first to produce full-color prints (nishiki-e) in 1765, rendering obsolete the former modes of two- and three-color prints. Harunobu was from ... More

Lady next to brazier, Harunobu Suzuki, Woodblock Print, Japan

Lady next to brazier, Harunobu Suzuki, Woodblock Print, Japan

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese: 鈴木 春信; c. 1725 – 15 July 1770) was the first to produce full-color prints (nishiki-e) in 1765, rendering obsolete the former modes of two- and three-color prints. Harunobu was from ... More

Lady playing stringed instrument, Harunobu Suzuki, Woodblock Print, Japan

Lady playing stringed instrument, Harunobu Suzuki, Woodblock Print, Ja...

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese: 鈴木 春信; c. 1725 – 15 July 1770) was the first to produce full-color prints (nishiki-e) in 1765, rendering obsolete the former modes of two- and three-color prints. Harunobu was from ... More

The actor Segawa Kikunojo as a woman dancing the Cho (Butterfly) odori

The actor Segawa Kikunojo as a woman dancing the Cho (Butterfly) odori

Shunshō first came to Edo to study haiku and painting. He became a noted printmaker of actors with his first works dating from 1760. Though originally a member of the Torii school, he soon broke away and began ... More

text page, Harunobu Suzuki, Woodblock Print, Japan

text page, Harunobu Suzuki, Woodblock Print, Japan

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese: 鈴木 春信; c. 1725 – 15 July 1770) was the first to produce full-color prints (nishiki-e) in 1765, rendering obsolete the former modes of two- and three-color prints. Harunobu was from ... More

Playing ball, Harunobu Suzuki, Woodblock Print, Japan

Playing ball, Harunobu Suzuki, Woodblock Print, Japan

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese: 鈴木 春信; c. 1725 – 15 July 1770) was the first to produce full-color prints (nishiki-e) in 1765, rendering obsolete the former modes of two- and three-color prints. Harunobu was from ... More

Star gazing at the Festival of the Weaver (July)

Star gazing at the Festival of the Weaver (July)

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese: 鈴木 春信; c. 1725 – 15 July 1770) was the first to produce full-color prints (nishiki-e) in 1765, rendering obsolete the former modes of two- and three-color prints. Harunobu was from ... More

Shokei Senzai (A thousand years of the pine affinity)

Shokei Senzai (A thousand years of the pine affinity)

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese: 鈴木 春信; c. 1725 – 15 July 1770) was the first to produce full-color prints (nishiki-e) in 1765, rendering obsolete the former modes of two- and three-color prints. Harunobu was from ... More

Watanabe no Tsuna and the Oni (demon) at the Rasho gate of Kyoto

Watanabe no Tsuna and the Oni (demon) at the Rasho gate of Kyoto

Shunshō first came to Edo to study haiku and painting. He became a noted printmaker of actors with his first works dating from 1760. Though originally a member of the Torii school, he soon broke away and began ... More

A samurai youth fording a stream mounted on a white horse, stopping to speak to a man who is wading across the stream with his clothing tucked up about his waist. Yamashiro Shunzei

A samurai youth fording a stream mounted on a white horse, stopping to...

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese: 鈴木 春信; c. 1725 – 15 July 1770) was the first to produce full-color prints (nishiki-e) in 1765, rendering obsolete the former modes of two- and three-color prints. Harunobu was from ... More

Hana (Flower), Harunobu Suzuki, Woodblock Print, Japan

Hana (Flower), Harunobu Suzuki, Woodblock Print, Japan

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese: 鈴木 春信; c. 1725 – 15 July 1770) was the first to produce full-color prints (nishiki-e) in 1765, rendering obsolete the former modes of two- and three-color prints. Harunobu was from ... More

Benkei, the renowned henchman of Minamoto no Yoshitsune standing on Gojo Bridge in Kyoto, on a moonlight night and challenging all comers; a large white crane flying over his head

Benkei, the renowned henchman of Minamoto no Yoshitsune standing on Go...

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese: 鈴木 春信; c. 1725 – 15 July 1770) was the first to produce full-color prints (nishiki-e) in 1765, rendering obsolete the former modes of two- and three-color prints. Harunobu was from ... More

A geisha attired in a yukata, after a bath, standing while wiping her sleeve with a corner of her robe and listening to another woman who is seated and playing upon a samisen

A geisha attired in a yukata, after a bath, standing while wiping her ...

Kiyonaga is considered one of the great masters of the full-color nishiki-e print and of bijin-ga, images of courtesans and other beautiful women. Like most ukiyo-e artists, however, he also produced a number o... More

Group of five Yoshiwara women on the veranda of a house, in the time of the cherry blossoming

Group of five Yoshiwara women on the veranda of a house, in the time o...

Shunshō first came to Edo to study haiku and painting. He became a noted printmaker of actors with his first works dating from 1760. Though originally a member of the Torii school, he soon broke away and began ... More

Three Yoshiwara women on the veranda of a house and a fourth woman coming toward them from the garden where a cherry tree is in bloom

Three Yoshiwara women on the veranda of a house and a fourth woman com...

Shunshō first came to Edo to study haiku and painting. He became a noted printmaker of actors with his first works dating from 1760. Though originally a member of the Torii school, he soon broke away and began ... More

Boys on the veranda of a house, looking at the moon and at two birds flying.  Near them two other boys watching fish swim in a tub

Boys on the veranda of a house, looking at the moon and at two birds f...

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese: 鈴木 春信; c. 1725 – 15 July 1770) was the first to produce full-color prints (nishiki-e) in 1765, rendering obsolete the former modes of two- and three-color prints. Harunobu was from ... More

Kagekiyo at the battle of Yashima tearing off the neck covering  of the armor of Minamoto Miyo no Yashiro Kunitoshi while engaged in single combat with him

Kagekiyo at the battle of Yashima tearing off the neck covering of th...

Shunshō first came to Edo to study haiku and painting. He became a noted printmaker of actors with his first works dating from 1760. Though originally a member of the Torii school, he soon broke away and began ... More

Lady with pipe and lacquer box. 18th Century Japan. Public domain image.

Lady with pipe and lacquer box. 18th Century Japan. Public domain imag...

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese: 鈴木 春信; c. 1725 – 15 July 1770) was the first to produce full-color prints (nishiki-e) in 1765, rendering obsolete the former modes of two- and three-color prints. Harunobu was from ... More

Lady with hand mirror, Harunobu Suzuki, Woodblock Print, Japan

Lady with hand mirror, Harunobu Suzuki, Woodblock Print, Japan

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese: 鈴木 春信; c. 1725 – 15 July 1770) was the first to produce full-color prints (nishiki-e) in 1765, rendering obsolete the former modes of two- and three-color prints. Harunobu was from ... More

Seated lady with paper and writing implements

Seated lady with paper and writing implements

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese: 鈴木 春信; c. 1725 – 15 July 1770) was the first to produce full-color prints (nishiki-e) in 1765, rendering obsolete the former modes of two- and three-color prints. Harunobu was from ... More

Lady writing, book on small table

Lady writing, book on small table

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese: 鈴木 春信; c. 1725 – 15 July 1770) was the first to produce full-color prints (nishiki-e) in 1765, rendering obsolete the former modes of two- and three-color prints. Harunobu was from ... More

Lady leaning back, smoking pipe, Harunobu Suzuki, Woodblock Print, Japan

Lady leaning back, smoking pipe, Harunobu Suzuki, Woodblock Print, Jap...

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese: 鈴木 春信; c. 1725 – 15 July 1770) was the first to produce full-color prints (nishiki-e) in 1765, rendering obsolete the former modes of two- and three-color prints. Harunobu was from ... More

Standing lady wearing sash patterned with cranes

Standing lady wearing sash patterned with cranes

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese: 鈴木 春信; c. 1725 – 15 July 1770) was the first to produce full-color prints (nishiki-e) in 1765, rendering obsolete the former modes of two- and three-color prints. Harunobu was from ... More

Lady walking, holding robes up with right hand (Shenshu?)

Lady walking, holding robes up with right hand (Shenshu?)

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese: 鈴木 春信; c. 1725 – 15 July 1770) was the first to produce full-color prints (nishiki-e) in 1765, rendering obsolete the former modes of two- and three-color prints. Harunobu was from ... More

Half-length figure of two actors in the style of Sharaku

Half-length figure of two actors in the style of Sharaku

Public domain photo of Japanese woodblock print (Ukiyo-e), free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The actors Ichikawa Yaozo and Takikawa Kikunojo - the latter in a woman's role

The actors Ichikawa Yaozo and Takikawa Kikunojo - the latter in a woma...

Public domain photo of Japanese woodblock print (Ukiyo-e), free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Shigure, an occasional shower in October

Shigure, an occasional shower in October

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese: 鈴木 春信; c. 1725 – 15 July 1770) was the first to produce full-color prints (nishiki-e) in 1765, rendering obsolete the former modes of two- and three-color prints. Harunobu was from ... More

Snow on the pine trees, Harunobu Suzuki, Woodblock Print, Japan

Snow on the pine trees, Harunobu Suzuki, Woodblock Print, Japan

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese: 鈴木 春信; c. 1725 – 15 July 1770) was the first to produce full-color prints (nishiki-e) in 1765, rendering obsolete the former modes of two- and three-color prints. Harunobu was from ... More

Rei (Politeness). ( A maid taking off the outer garments of a bride)

Rei (Politeness). ( A maid taking off the outer garments of a bride)

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese: 鈴木 春信; c. 1725 – 15 July 1770) was the first to produce full-color prints (nishiki-e) in 1765, rendering obsolete the former modes of two- and three-color prints. Harunobu was from ... More

A young woman seated upon the floor of a room, endeavoring to restrain her lover who stands upon the engawa just without, an overcoat across his arm, about to take his leave.  Silhouetted upon the shoji in the background are the shadows of a woman bearing a sake kettle and a man holding a cup

A young woman seated upon the floor of a room, endeavoring to restrain...

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese: 鈴木 春信; c. 1725 – 15 July 1770) was the first to produce full-color prints (nishiki-e) in 1765, rendering obsolete the former modes of two- and three-color prints. Harunobu was from ... More

Noritzune (Noto no Kami) at the battle  of Dan no Ura, about to spring into Yoshitsune's boat

Noritzune (Noto no Kami) at the battle of Dan no Ura, about to spring...

Shunshō first came to Edo to study haiku and painting. He became a noted printmaker of actors with his first works dating from 1760. Though originally a member of the Torii school, he soon broke away and began ... More

Half-length figure of two actors in the style of Sharaku

Half-length figure of two actors in the style of Sharaku

Public domain photo of Japanese woodblock print (Ukiyo-e), free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Kagekiyo escaping from prison, Shunsho Katsukawa

Kagekiyo escaping from prison, Shunsho Katsukawa

Shunshō first came to Edo to study haiku and painting. He became a noted printmaker of actors with his first works dating from 1760. Though originally a member of the Torii school, he soon broke away and began ... More

Women cooking, Torii Kiyonaga. 18th Century Japan. Public domain image.

Women cooking, Torii Kiyonaga. 18th Century Japan. Public domain image...

Kiyonaga is considered one of the great masters of the full-color nishiki-e print and of bijin-ga, images of courtesans and other beautiful women. Like most ukiyo-e artists, however, he also produced a number o... More

Actors, Utagawa Kunisada. 19th century Japan. Public domain image.

Actors, Utagawa Kunisada. 19th century Japan. Public domain image.

Kunisada was a trendsetter in the art of the Japanese woodblock print. Always at the vanguard of his time, he continuously developed his style, which was sometimes radically changed, and did not adhere to styli... More

text page, Harunobu Suzuki, Woodblock Print, Japan

text page, Harunobu Suzuki, Woodblock Print, Japan

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese: 鈴木 春信; c. 1725 – 15 July 1770) was the first to produce full-color prints (nishiki-e) in 1765, rendering obsolete the former modes of two- and three-color prints. Harunobu was from ... More

Burning the love letter, Harunobu Suzuki, Woodblock Print, Japan

Burning the love letter, Harunobu Suzuki, Woodblock Print, Japan

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese: 鈴木 春信; c. 1725 – 15 July 1770) was the first to produce full-color prints (nishiki-e) in 1765, rendering obsolete the former modes of two- and three-color prints. Harunobu was from ... More

A young man and young woman standing in snow and taking leave of each other outside a covered gate and fence of orange red color, beyond which appear bamboo branches heavily snow-laden

A young man and young woman standing in snow and taking leave of each ...

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese: 鈴木 春信; c. 1725 – 15 July 1770) was the first to produce full-color prints (nishiki-e) in 1765, rendering obsolete the former modes of two- and three-color prints. Harunobu was from ... More

Three Yoshiwara women grouped around a hibachi and a third standing upon the veranda outside watching the fall of the first snow flakes of winter

Three Yoshiwara women grouped around a hibachi and a third standing up...

Shunshō first came to Edo to study haiku and painting. He became a noted printmaker of actors with his first works dating from 1760. Though originally a member of the Torii school, he soon broke away and began ... More

A Yoshiwara woman arranging flowers in a bronze vase and two women looking on

A Yoshiwara woman arranging flowers in a bronze vase and two women loo...

Shunshō first came to Edo to study haiku and painting. He became a noted printmaker of actors with his first works dating from 1760. Though originally a member of the Torii school, he soon broke away and began ... More

Five Yoshiwara women visiting a Shinto temple. One is dipping a cup of water from the chozubachi for the hand washing purification.  The others have paused beneath the torii to play with a puppy

Five Yoshiwara women visiting a Shinto temple. One is dipping a cup of...

Shunshō first came to Edo to study haiku and painting. He became a noted printmaker of actors with his first works dating from 1760. Though originally a member of the Torii school, he soon broke away and began ... More

Three Yoshiwara women on the veranda of a house, the middle one holding a letter; a fourth woman just within the house grinding ink upon an ink-stone

Three Yoshiwara women on the veranda of a house, the middle one holdin...

Shunshō first came to Edo to study haiku and painting. He became a noted printmaker of actors with his first works dating from 1760. Though originally a member of the Torii school, he soon broke away and began ... More

Four Yoshiwara women, one standing, the others seated in a parlor, the shoji pushed aside at the back, showing an ume tree in bloom

Four Yoshiwara women, one standing, the others seated in a parlor, the...

Shunshō first came to Edo to study haiku and painting. He became a noted printmaker of actors with his first works dating from 1760. Though originally a member of the Torii school, he soon broke away and began ... More

Lady reading, Harunobu Suzuki, Woodblock Print, Japan

Lady reading, Harunobu Suzuki, Woodblock Print, Japan

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese: 鈴木 春信; c. 1725 – 15 July 1770) was the first to produce full-color prints (nishiki-e) in 1765, rendering obsolete the former modes of two- and three-color prints. Harunobu was from ... More

Koiyama, Harunobu Suzuki, Woodblock Print, Japan

Koiyama, Harunobu Suzuki, Woodblock Print, Japan

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese: 鈴木 春信; c. 1725 – 15 July 1770) was the first to produce full-color prints (nishiki-e) in 1765, rendering obsolete the former modes of two- and three-color prints. Harunobu was from ... More

Seated lady writing letter, Harunobu Suzuki, Woodblock Print, Japan

Seated lady writing letter, Harunobu Suzuki, Woodblock Print, Japan

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese: 鈴木 春信; c. 1725 – 15 July 1770) was the first to produce full-color prints (nishiki-e) in 1765, rendering obsolete the former modes of two- and three-color prints. Harunobu was from ... More

Seated lady fixing her hair, Harunobu Suzuki, Woodblock Print, Japan

Seated lady fixing her hair, Harunobu Suzuki, Woodblock Print, Japan

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese: 鈴木 春信; c. 1725 – 15 July 1770) was the first to produce full-color prints (nishiki-e) in 1765, rendering obsolete the former modes of two- and three-color prints. Harunobu was from ... More

Lady combing hair, stringed instrument nearby

Lady combing hair, stringed instrument nearby

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese: 鈴木 春信; c. 1725 – 15 July 1770) was the first to produce full-color prints (nishiki-e) in 1765, rendering obsolete the former modes of two- and three-color prints. Harunobu was from ... More

Gathering wild flowers in spring, Harunobu Suzuki, Woodblock Print, Japan

Gathering wild flowers in spring, Harunobu Suzuki, Woodblock Print, Ja...

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese: 鈴木 春信; c. 1725 – 15 July 1770) was the first to produce full-color prints (nishiki-e) in 1765, rendering obsolete the former modes of two- and three-color prints. Harunobu was from ... More

A young man disguised as a komuso, with a basket hat and clarionet secretly visiting tow girls whose heads appear behind a barred window

A young man disguised as a komuso, with a basket hat and clarionet sec...

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese: 鈴木 春信; c. 1725 – 15 July 1770) was the first to produce full-color prints (nishiki-e) in 1765, rendering obsolete the former modes of two- and three-color prints. Harunobu was from ... More

An oiran on parade at New Year's, accompanied by a kamuro who is nearly concealed behind her mistress

An oiran on parade at New Year's, accompanied by a kamuro who is nearl...

Kiyonaga is considered one of the great masters of the full-color nishiki-e print and of bijin-ga, images of courtesans and other beautiful women. Like most ukiyo-e artists, however, he also produced a number o... More

Hinazuru, Harunobu Suzuki, Woodblock Print, Japan

Hinazuru, Harunobu Suzuki, Woodblock Print, Japan

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese: 鈴木 春信; c. 1725 – 15 July 1770) was the first to produce full-color prints (nishiki-e) in 1765, rendering obsolete the former modes of two- and three-color prints. Harunobu was from ... More

The Evening boat at Tomigaoka, Torii Kiyonaga

The Evening boat at Tomigaoka, Torii Kiyonaga

Kiyonaga is considered one of the great masters of the full-color nishiki-e print and of bijin-ga, images of courtesans and other beautiful women. Like most ukiyo-e artists, however, he also produced a number o... More

A woman holding up a demon mask to amuse her small son who sits upon the floor before her

A woman holding up a demon mask to amuse her small son who sits upon t...

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese: 鈴木 春信; c. 1725 – 15 July 1770) was the first to produce full-color prints (nishiki-e) in 1765, rendering obsolete the former modes of two- and three-color prints. Harunobu was from ... More

A young woman seated upon the floor of a room, endeavoring to restrain her lover who stands upon the engawa just without, an overcoat across his arm, about to take his leave.  Silhouetted upon the shoji in the background are the shadows of a woman bearing a sake kettle and a man holding a cup

A young woman seated upon the floor of a room, endeavoring to restrain...

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese: 鈴木 春信; c. 1725 – 15 July 1770) was the first to produce full-color prints (nishiki-e) in 1765, rendering obsolete the former modes of two- and three-color prints. Harunobu was from ... More

Three Yoshiwara women admiring the pine trees in the joroya garden covered with a heavy mantle of snow

Three Yoshiwara women admiring the pine trees in the joroya garden cov...

Shunshō first came to Edo to study haiku and painting. He became a noted printmaker of actors with his first works dating from 1760. Though originally a member of the Torii school, he soon broke away and began ... More

Yoshiwara women walking in the Naka no cho, the principle street of the quarter

Yoshiwara women walking in the Naka no cho, the principle street of th...

Shunshō first came to Edo to study haiku and painting. He became a noted printmaker of actors with his first works dating from 1760. Though originally a member of the Torii school, he soon broke away and began ... More

Yoshiwara women watching a cock fight, Shunsho Katsukawa

Yoshiwara women watching a cock fight, Shunsho Katsukawa

Shunshō first came to Edo to study haiku and painting. He became a noted printmaker of actors with his first works dating from 1760. Though originally a member of the Torii school, he soon broke away and began ... More

Three Yoshiwara women at a chrysanthemum show, Shunsho Katsukawa

Three Yoshiwara women at a chrysanthemum show, Shunsho Katsukawa

Shunshō first came to Edo to study haiku and painting. He became a noted printmaker of actors with his first works dating from 1760. Though originally a member of the Torii school, he soon broke away and began ... More

Kwao (King of flowers-Sakura (cherry))

Kwao (King of flowers-Sakura (cherry))

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese: 鈴木 春信; c. 1725 – 15 July 1770) was the first to produce full-color prints (nishiki-e) in 1765, rendering obsolete the former modes of two- and three-color prints. Harunobu was from ... More

A young woman seated on a projecting crag by a waterfall, one arm bare to the shoulder outstretched so that her hand reaches the water, and the other hand raised to her ear.  With head averted from the cascade she is looking at some person below her.  Back of her a branch of the maple tree rises above the rock

A young woman seated on a projecting crag by a waterfall, one arm bare...

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese: 鈴木 春信; c. 1725 – 15 July 1770) was the first to produce full-color prints (nishiki-e) in 1765, rendering obsolete the former modes of two- and three-color prints. Harunobu was from ... More

Women cleaning silkworm trays with a feather brush

Women cleaning silkworm trays with a feather brush

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese: 鈴木 春信; c. 1725 – 15 July 1770) was the first to produce full-color prints (nishiki-e) in 1765, rendering obsolete the former modes of two- and three-color prints. Harunobu was from ... More

Standing lady biting sash, Harunobu Suzuki, Woodblock Print, Japan

Standing lady biting sash, Harunobu Suzuki, Woodblock Print, Japan

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese: 鈴木 春信; c. 1725 – 15 July 1770) was the first to produce full-color prints (nishiki-e) in 1765, rendering obsolete the former modes of two- and three-color prints. Harunobu was from ... More

Standing lady reading, Harunobu Suzuki, Woodblock Print, Japan

Standing lady reading, Harunobu Suzuki, Woodblock Print, Japan

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese: 鈴木 春信; c. 1725 – 15 July 1770) was the first to produce full-color prints (nishiki-e) in 1765, rendering obsolete the former modes of two- and three-color prints. Harunobu was from ... More

Lady with rabbit, Harunobu Suzuki, Woodblock Print, Japan

Lady with rabbit, Harunobu Suzuki, Woodblock Print, Japan

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese: 鈴木 春信; c. 1725 – 15 July 1770) was the first to produce full-color prints (nishiki-e) in 1765, rendering obsolete the former modes of two- and three-color prints. Harunobu was from ... More

Lady tying sash, Harunobu Suzuki, Woodblock Print, Japan

Lady tying sash, Harunobu Suzuki, Woodblock Print, Japan

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese: 鈴木 春信; c. 1725 – 15 July 1770) was the first to produce full-color prints (nishiki-e) in 1765, rendering obsolete the former modes of two- and three-color prints. Harunobu was from ... More

Lady reading, Harunobu Suzuki, Woodblock Print, Japan

Lady reading, Harunobu Suzuki, Woodblock Print, Japan

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese: 鈴木 春信; c. 1725 – 15 July 1770) was the first to produce full-color prints (nishiki-e) in 1765, rendering obsolete the former modes of two- and three-color prints. Harunobu was from ... More

Lady with bedding, Harunobu Suzuki, Woodblock Print, Japan

Lady with bedding, Harunobu Suzuki, Woodblock Print, Japan

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese: 鈴木 春信; c. 1725 – 15 July 1770) was the first to produce full-color prints (nishiki-e) in 1765, rendering obsolete the former modes of two- and three-color prints. Harunobu was from ... More

Lady cleaning stringed instrument, Harunobu Suzuki, Woodblock Print, Japan

Lady cleaning stringed instrument, Harunobu Suzuki, Woodblock Print, J...

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese: 鈴木 春信; c. 1725 – 15 July 1770) was the first to produce full-color prints (nishiki-e) in 1765, rendering obsolete the former modes of two- and three-color prints. Harunobu was from ... More

Seated lady playing string instrument, Harunobu Suzuki, Woodblock Print, Japan

Seated lady playing string instrument, Harunobu Suzuki, Woodblock Prin...

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese: 鈴木 春信; c. 1725 – 15 July 1770) was the first to produce full-color prints (nishiki-e) in 1765, rendering obsolete the former modes of two- and three-color prints. Harunobu was from ... More

Lady with roll of cloth, Harunobu Suzuki, Woodblock Print, Japan

Lady with roll of cloth, Harunobu Suzuki, Woodblock Print, Japan

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese: 鈴木 春信; c. 1725 – 15 July 1770) was the first to produce full-color prints (nishiki-e) in 1765, rendering obsolete the former modes of two- and three-color prints. Harunobu was from ... More

Tomoe Gozen, concubine of Kisz Yoshinake, killing the strong man Uchida Ieyoshi at Awazu no Haru in 1184

Tomoe Gozen, concubine of Kisz Yoshinake, killing the strong man Uchid...

Shunshō first came to Edo to study haiku and painting. He became a noted printmaker of actors with his first works dating from 1760. Though originally a member of the Torii school, he soon broke away and began ... More

Sanada no Yoichi trying to behead Matana no Goro whom he has thrown to the ground, but finding it impossible to draw his short sword from its scabbard owing to congealed blood

Sanada no Yoichi trying to behead Matana no Goro whom he has thrown to...

Shunshō first came to Edo to study haiku and painting. He became a noted printmaker of actors with his first works dating from 1760. Though originally a member of the Torii school, he soon broke away and began ... More

Two women dressing; attendant in background

Two women dressing; attendant in background

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese: 鈴木 春信; c. 1725 – 15 July 1770) was the first to produce full-color prints (nishiki-e) in 1765, rendering obsolete the former modes of two- and three-color prints. Harunobu was from ... More

Ferry on the Sumida River, Harunobu Suzuki, Woodblock Print, Japan

Ferry on the Sumida River, Harunobu Suzuki, Woodblock Print, Japan

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese: 鈴木 春信; c. 1725 – 15 July 1770) was the first to produce full-color prints (nishiki-e) in 1765, rendering obsolete the former modes of two- and three-color prints. Harunobu was from ... More

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