Summer, from the series "New Versions of Flowers of the Four Seasons (Shinpan furyu shiki no hana)"
Suzuki Harunobu
c. 1767
Medium
Color woodblock print; chuban
Dimensions
26.9 × 19.5 cm (10 1/2 × 7 5/8 in.)
Classification
woodblock print
Department
Arts of Asia
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
8910
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...