Japan: Mitate-e woodblock print from the No play Hachinoki (Hachi No Ki), 'The Potted Trees'. Suzuki Harunobu (c. 1725-1770)

Suzuki Harunobu (鈴木 春信, 1725? – July 7, 1770) was a Japanese woodblock print artist, one of the most famous 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.

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