Suzuki Harunobu was a Japanese artist who lived in the 18th century and produced about seven hundred works in multicolor printing, called Nishikie. His art was based on the paintings of the Chinese painter Qiu Ying
who had lived in the Ming Dynasty. Little is known about the life of Suzuki Harunobu. It is not clear whether he was born in Edo, today's Tokyo or Kyoto. Some art historians assume that he came from a samurai family and was very educated. Harunobu is considered to be a grandmaster of the middle Ukiyoe period and founder of Japanese colour printing. From today's perspective, he was the first artist to popularize multicolor printing. Initially, the painter worked mainly with the colors green and red. Later he used several colors for his prints. Harunobu lived and worked most of the time in Edo.
Typical for Suzuki Harunobu's representations were graceful female figures with inclined heads. Harunobus painting style was fine and expressive. The painter himself had no pupils of his own. However, imitators of his style are known. Harunobu used hidden allusions in his visual language. Thus he created picture calendars, called Egoyomi, which were very popular in his time. The picture calendars were given away among themselves. There was a competition to see who got the best picture calendar. This increased the demand for pictures of Suzuki Harunobu. The painter quickly became known to a wide range of buyers due to his multi-coloured wood prints. The works are still popular with collectors today.
Among the works of the painter were also parodies of well-known literary scenes, called mitates. Harunobu's main themes were everyday scenes and depictions of beautiful young girls, courtesans and their lovers. All figures appear young and fragile. The artist painted them in idealized form. The mood of the pictures is romantic and often a little melancholic. It is unusual that Harunobu was the first Japanese artist to show scenes of single figures and couples in the snow and at night. His complete works include drawings, paintings and woodblock prints. The painter created prints with erotic representations, called shunga (spring pictures) and illustrated many books. Harunobu died at the age of only 45 years.
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.jpg "Crow and Heron, or Young Lovers Walking Together under an Umbrella in a Snowstorm, c1769 by Suzuki Harunobu")
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.jpg "Caught in the Act by Suzuki Harunobu")
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_(colour_woodblock_print)_-_(MeisterDrucke-945698).jpg "Plum Blossoms on a Dark Night by Suzuki Harunobu")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-640559).jpg "Young Woman with a Lantern, 1765-70 by Suzuki Harunobu")
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.jpg "Lovers Plying a Rooster with Sake by Suzuki Harunobu")
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.jpg "A Summer Scene on a Raised Embankment of a Young Man Cutting an Aubergine to Give to His Young Lady Companion by Suzuki Harunobu")
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.jpg "Two Lovers Shunga - Erotic Woodblock Print by Suzuki Harunobu")
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.jpg "Lovers with Young Attendant Looking On, from an Untitled Series of Erotic Prints by Suzuki Harunobu")
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.jpg "A naked mother washing her child in Japan near a basin filled with water. Prints by Haronobu Suzuki. 1766-1768. Paris, Guimet Museum, National Museum of Asian Arts by Suzuki Harunobu")
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.jpg "Lovers by Suzuki Harunobu")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1645017).jpg "A Young Woman Admires Her Bonsais on the Snowy Terrace, 18th Century by Suzuki Harunobu")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1644865).jpg "Maneemon 12, Edo Period, c.1770 by Suzuki Harunobu")
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.jpg "Decorum by Suzuki Harunobu")
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_from_the_series_Eight_Fashionable_-_(MeisterDrucke-1274991).jpg "The Evening Mistress at Ueno, from the series")
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.jpg "Two Lovers by Suzuki Harunobu")
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.jpg "Lovers on Tatami Mats by Suzuki Harunobu")
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.jpg "Lovers Beneath a Mosquito Net, 18th century by Suzuki Harunobu")
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.jpg "First Leaf of the Shunga, The Delightful Love Adventures of Maneyemon, ca. 1769 by Suzuki Harunobu")
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.jpg "Couple of lovers lying in an interior with screen, calligraphy box. Nishiki-e print by Suzuki Harunobu by Suzuki Harunobu")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-960112).jpg "Visit to a Shrine at the Hour of the Ox (Ushi no toki mairi) by Suzuki Harunobu")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1301203).jpg "Poem by Sojo Henjo, from the series \"Six Famous Poets\" by Suzuki Harunobu")
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.jpg "Under a Peach Tree by Suzuki Harunobu")
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_from_the_series_Eight_V_-_(MeisterDrucke-1302782).jpg "Descending Geese of the Koto Bridges, from the Series")
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.jpg "Poem by Ki no Tsurayuki, from an untitled series of Thirty-Six Immortal Poets by Suzuki Harunobu")
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.jpg "Young Samurai Viewing Cherry Blossoms as a Mitate of Prince Kaoru by Suzuki Harunobu")
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_from_the_series_One_Hundred_Poems_by_One_Hundred_Poets_-_(MeisterDrucke-1272660).jpg "Empress Jito, from the series")
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.jpg "Gathering Lotus Flowers by Suzuki Harunobu")
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.jpg "Double-page Illustration from Vol. 1 of")
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_from_the_series_Eig_-_(MeisterDrucke-1270554).jpg "Geese Descending on the Sumida River, from the series")
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H_-_(MeisterDrucke-1367671).jpg "Courtesan with Two Kamuro (series title: One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets) by Suzuki Harunobu")
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_from_an_untitled_series_of_Shells_-_(MeisterDrucke-1272592).jpg "The Abalone, from an untitled series of Shells by Suzuki Harunobu")
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.jpg "Watching the Game by Suzuki Harunobu")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1423170).jpg "Pilgrimage by a Rainy Night, Japanese Stamp by Suzuki Harunobu by Suzuki Harunobu")
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.jpg "Tamonten, from the series \"The Seven Gods of Good Luck in Modern Life (Tosei Shichi Fukujin)\" by Suzuki Harunobu")
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.jpg "Daikokuten, from the Series")
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.jpg "The Tea Stall - Kagiya Osen by Suzuki Harunobu")
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_from_the_series_Six_Jewel_Rivers_in_Popu_-_(MeisterDrucke-1289712).jpg "The Koya Jewel River, from the series \"Six Jewel Rivers in Popular Customs\" by Suzuki Harunobu")
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_c_1770_-_(MeisterDrucke-315848).jpg "Lovers Sharing an Umbrella by Suzuki Harunobu")
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.jpg "Night Rain at the Double-Shelf Stand, from the series Eight Parlor Views by Suzuki Harunobu")
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.jpg "Kumagai Naozane and Taira no Atsumori, Episode from War Between Taira and Minamoto by Suzuki Harunobu")
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_from_the_Tale_of_Ise_(Ise_Monogatari)_-_(MeisterDrucke-1276347).jpg "Eight-Platform Bridge (Yatsuhashi), from the")
_from_the_Tale_of_Ise_(Ise_Monogatari)_-_(MeisterDrucke-1276347).jpg)
_from_the_series_The_Seven_Fashionable_-_(MeisterDrucke-1278867).jpg "Ono no Komachi by the Waterfall, from the series The Seven Fashionable Aspects of Komachi by Suzuki Harunobu")
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_from_the_series_Eight_V_-_(MeisterDrucke-1302619).jpg "Descending Geese of the Koto Bridges, from the series \"Eight Views of the Parlor\" by Suzuki Harunobu")
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.jpg "Egrets in the Snow by Suzuki Harunobu")
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.jpg "The Actor Segawa Kikunojo II as the Courtesan Umegae in the play \"Hiragana Seisuiki,\" performed at the Ichimura Theater in the first month, 1764 by Suzuki Harunobu")
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.jpg "Night Rain of the Tea Stand by Suzuki Harunobu")
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_the_sixth_sheet_of_the_series_Marriage_-_(MeisterDrucke-1273603).jpg "A Cup of Sake before Bed (Toko sakazuki), the Sixth Sheet of the Series \"Marriage in Brocade Prints, the Carriage of the Virtuous Woman (Konrei nishiki misao-guruma)\" by Suzuki Harunobu")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-945562).jpg "Woman Smoking Pipe by Suzuki Harunobu")
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.jpg "Couple with a Pet Mouse by Suzuki Harunobu")
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.jpg "The Third Princess and Her Pet Cat by Suzuki Harunobu")
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.jpg "Hotei, from the Series")
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.jpg "The Actor Segawa Kikunojo II as the Courtesan Umegae in the Play")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1293051).jpg "The Wrapper for the series")
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.jpg "Choosing an Obi by Suzuki Harunobu")
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.jpg "Passing the Bamboo Grove by Suzuki Harunobu")
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.jpg "Tickling her foot by Suzuki Harunobu")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-178764).jpg "Descending Geese of the Koto, Edo period, c.1766 by Suzuki Harunobu")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-86439).jpg "Servant Making Tea by Suzuki Harunobu")
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.jpg "Courtesan and Shinzo by Suzuki Harunobu")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1033871).jpg "Woman and Child with Kitten by Suzuki Harunobu")
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.jpg "Hotei, from the series")
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.jpg "Woman Standing beside a Mosquito Net Reading a Letter by Suzuki Harunobu")
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.jpg "The Jewel River at Ide, from an Untitled Series of Six Jewel Rivers by Suzuki Harunobu")
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.jpg "Young Man Playing Football, Late 1760s by Suzuki Harunobu")
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_from_the_series_Six_Jewel_Riv_-_(MeisterDrucke-1298580).jpg "The Jewel River of Bush Clovers (Hagi no Tamagawa), from the Series")
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_the_second_sheet_of_the_series_Marriage_in_Brocade_Pri_-_(MeisterDrucke-1276134).jpg "Exchange of Gifts (Yuino), the second sheet of the series \"Marriage in Brocade Prints, the Carriage of the Virtuous Woman\" by Suzuki Harunobu")
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_from_the_series_Beautie_-_(MeisterDrucke-1300120).jpg "Sumirena: The Mistress of Yojiya, from the Series")
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_from_the_series_Five_Cardinal_Virtues_-_(MeisterDrucke-1289891).jpg "Benevolence (Jin), from the series \"Five Cardinal Virtues\" by Suzuki Harunobu")
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.jpg "Two Young People, 1725-1770 by Suzuki Harunobu")
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.jpg "Female Sanbaso Dancer by Suzuki Harunobu")
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.jpg "Parody of Kawachi-goe from \"Tales of Ise\" by Suzuki Harunobu")
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.jpg "Shrine Maidens Onami and Ohatsu Dancing at Yushima Tenjin Shrine by Suzuki Harunobu")
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.jpg "Shirabyoshi Dancer standing in Asazuma Boat by Suzuki Harunobu")
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.jpg "Two Young Women Seated by a Kotatsu Playing Cat")
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_from_the_series_Six_Jewel_River_-_(MeisterDrucke-1297085).jpg "The Jewel River of Plovers, from the series")
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.jpg "Evening Snow on the Silk-Dryer, after 1766 by Suzuki Harunobu")
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_from_the_series_Parodies_-_(MeisterDrucke-1300858).jpg "Tree Peony: Chozan of Chojiya, from the series \"Parodies of Floating-world Beauties as Flowers\" by Suzuki Harunobu")
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.jpg "Beauty and Holiness, probably 1770 by Suzuki Harunobu")
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_from_the_series_Eight_Fashion_-_(MeisterDrucke-1541168).jpg "Evening Rain at Nihonzutsumi, from the Series")
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.jpg "Poem by the Monk Sosei by Suzuki Harunobu")
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_from_the_series_The_Seven_Fashionable_Aspects_of_Ko_-_(MeisterDrucke-1542208).jpg "Parrot Komachi, from the Series")
_from_the_series_The_Seven_Fashionable_Aspects_of_Ko_-_(MeisterDrucke-1542208).jpg)
_-_(MeisterDrucke-1271092).jpg "The Sleeping Tea-Boy (parody of Hokaso) by Suzuki Harunobu")
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.jpg "The Treasure Child by Suzuki Harunobu")
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_from_the_series_Eight_Views_of_Omi_(Omi_hakke_-_(MeisterDrucke-1284323).jpg "Sunset Glow at Seta, from the series")
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.jpg "Onna San no Miya the Third Princess, 1768-70 by Suzuki Harunobu")
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.jpg "The Princess Nyosan by Suzuki Harunobu")
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.jpg "Double-page Illustration from Vol. 1 of")
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.jpg "The shamisen: couple playing shamisen (or samisen: long sleeve lute with three strings) - by Harunobu, in")
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.jpg "Poem by Sakanoue no Korenori, from an Untitled Series of Thirty-Six Immortal Poets by Suzuki Harunobu")
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.jpg "Kite Flying by Suzuki Harunobu")
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_the_fifth_sheet_of_the_series_Marriage_i_-_(MeisterDrucke-1272568).jpg "The Bride Changing Clothes, the Fifth Sheet of the Series")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-984583).jpg "Fishing and Wind by Suzuki Harunobu")
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.jpg "Young Man Dressed as a Mendicant Monk by Suzuki Harunobu")
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.jpg "Woman Playing the Shamisen by Suzuki Harunobu")
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.jpg "Daikokuten, from the series")
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.jpg "Woman Washing Her Hands before Entering a Shrine by Suzuki Harunobu")
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.jpg "The Ide Jewel River, a Famous Place in Yamashiro Province by Suzuki Harunobu")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1541938).jpg "Shoki in Love by Suzuki Harunobu")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1284470).jpg "Meeting her Lover (parody of the Yugao chapter of \"Tale of Genji\") by Suzuki Harunobu")
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