Girl Listening to the Snipes
Suzuki Harunobu
1765
Medium
nishikie, with blindprinting
Dimensions
272; 194
About this artwork
blad: hoogte 272 mm (chuban) x breedte 194 mm
About the Artist
Suzuki Harunobu · 1725–1770
Suzuki Harunobu (c. 1725-1770) was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist who revolutionized woodblock printing by developing nishiki-e—full-color prints using multiple woodblocks—in 1765. Before Harunobu, Japanese prints were limited to two or three colors; his innovation unleashed the entire artist's palette, transforming ukiyo-e into the vibrant art form that would later captivate Western artists from Manet...