The Archery Gallery
Suzuki Harunobu
1765
Medium
Color woodblock print; chuban yoko-e diptych
Dimensions
Overall: 20.3 × 55.9 cm (8 × 22 1/16 in.); Right: 20.3 × 27.9 cm (8 × 11 in.); Left: 20.1 × 27 cm (7 15/16 × 10 11/16 in.)
Classification
woodblock print
Department
Arts of Asia
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
25048
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...