DETAILS
- Artist
- Suzuki Harunobu
- Date
- 1725
- Medium
- Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
- Location
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Dimensions
- H. 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm); W. 8 9/16 in. (21.7 cm)
- Collection
- Asian Art
- Culture
- Japan
- Credit line
- H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
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Suzuki Harunobu
Suzuki Harunobu revolutionized Japanese woodblock printing in 1765 by introducing the full-color 'nishiki-e' technique.
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