Suzuki Harunobu (c. 1725 to 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, known as nishiki-e, in 1765, rendering obsolete the earlier two- and three-color print modes. Harunobu used many special techniques and depicted a wide variety of subjects, from classical poems to contemporary beauties, and during his lifetime and shortly afterward many artists imitated his style. Much about his life is unknown.
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Master of the Ukiyo-e print tradition.
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1. Wikipedia: Suzuki Harunobu
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8 July 1770
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Japanese designer
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8 July 1770
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He was an innovator, the first to produce full-color prints, known as nishiki-e, in 1765, rendering obsolete the earlier two- and three-color print modes.
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