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Suzuki Harunobu

452 works

In 1764, a group of samurai in Edo chose Harunobu to help them make calendar prints. Read more

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Vertical woodblock print of a seated woman at a railing gazing at a distant man, child and pine tree on a path.

Courtesan Dreaming of her Childhood

c. 1770

Woodblock print of two women in a room with a lamp and snowy window, one reading a book, the other seated by a lattice screen

Righteousness, from The Five Virtues

1767

Woodblock print of a robed man with a scroll and a woman in pink kimono standing in a boat on rippling water.

Parody of the Noh Play "Hakurakuten"

ca. 1766

Two women kneel on green floor playing shōgi beside a lantern, folding screen and lacquer tray, with calligraphy above.

A Young Woman and Man Playing Shōgi (Japanese Chess); Chūnagon Kanesuke, from a series alluding to the Thirty-Six Poe…

ca. 1767-69

Woodblock print of a woman in a floral kimono holding a lantern on a wooden veranda beside a flowering plant.

Print - Suzuki Harunobu, 1762

ca. 1762

Woodblock print of a woman in a striped kimono on a veranda beside a pot of pink flowers and irises by water.

Young Woman Looking at a Pot of Pinks

c. 1767

Woodblock print of a young woman under a yellow umbrella in falling snow, wearing a pink patterned kimono.

Young Woman Standing Under an Umbrella in the Snow

1767-68

Woodblock print of a standing woman by a patterned screen with plum blossoms, and a sleeping attendant on the floor.

Courtesan and Sleeping Attendant

late 1760s

Woman in striped kimono looks at moon's reflection on a rippling river, holding a round fan beside flowering shrubs.

Woman (Bijin) Looking at the Moon's Reflection, from the series Mu Tamagawa

mid-1700s

Woman in a dark kimono walks under a yellow umbrella through falling snow, in a tall vertical Japanese woodblock print.

Young Woman Walking in Snow with Umbrella

c. 1868-1912

Woodblock print of a seated youth with a sword and basket riding a golden lion figure, by Suzuki Harunobu.

Youth as a Stand-in Monju

c. 1767

Woodblock print of a woman in a green hat by a red lattice gate, a lantern, a woman at a window, and a child looking up.

Love at the Brothel Gate

late 1760s

Woodblock print of two kneeling women in kimono beside a flowered folding screen, with poetry inscribed above.

Hatsuito of the Yamashiroya Likened to Bush Clover, from Beauties of the Floating World Compared to Flowers

1769-70

Woman in orange kimono with red parasol walks through snowy bamboo grove, Japanese woodblock print.

Passing the Bamboo Grove

1868-1912

Woodblock print of a woman with a yellow parasol beneath a snowy willow by a stream, with a red fence behind her.

The Heron Maiden Standing Beneath a Willow Tree

1868-1912

Woodblock print of a bowing figure beside a kneeling woman, with plum blossoms, a folding screen of farmers, and a hanging ro

Benevolence, from The Five Virtues

1767

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono reading a handwritten letter, with calligraphy beside her, by Suzuki Harunob

Kureha of Gakuiseya, from Selection of Beauties from the Pleasure Quarters

1770

Woodblock print of two women in kimono in a snowy garden with bamboo and a wooden railing.

Young Woman Admiring a Snow Rabbit

late 1760s

Woodblock print of a standing woman in a long kimono and a seated maid beside a potted plant, with cranes and a poem.

Woman and Maid Servant

late 1760s

Woodblock print of a woman running with a parasol past a drooping willow tree, her robes billowing in the wind.

Woman Running Past a Willow Tree in a Breeze

1766 or 1767

Japanese woodblock print of two women embracing on a veranda while a third woman watches from behind a screen.

Woman Watching Young Couple Embrace on a Veranda

late 1760s

Woodblock print of a woman in a pink kimono reaching for yellow flowers on a red fence while rain falls outside a doorway.

A Girl Dressing in Pink

1766

Woodblock print of a young man in a patterned kimono gazing at a full moon beside tall bamboo stalks.

Young Man Playing Football

late 1760s

Woodblock print of women in an interior with a bird-painted screen, bedding stack, lantern, and a seated figure being served.

Drinking a Cup of Wine Before Retiring for Bed (From an Untitled Series)

late 1760s

Woodblock print of a kneeling woman in a grey kimono reading an open book, with calligraphy above her.

The Courtesan (From A Collection of Beautiful Women of the Yoshiwara)

1770

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of a kimono-clad woman with a fan beside a river landscape, with a small seated priest inse

The Priest Kukai by the Tama River at Mt. Koya (From the Series The Six Tama Rivers in Everyday Life)

late 1760s

Woodblock print of two women in kimono reading a letter in a room with a round moon window and shoji screens.

The Love Letter

1765

Woodblock print of a woman standing, a child attending a kneeling woman's hair, beside a red lacquer stand and round lattice

Night Rain at the Double-Shelf Stand, from the series Eight Parlor Views (Zashiki hakkei)

ca. 1766

Woodblock print of a teahouse waitress in patterned kimono carrying a cup of tea beside a kettle, with a distant island view

The Waitress Osen of the Kagiya teahouse Carrying a Cup of Tea

c. 1769/70

Woodblock print of two women in patterned kimono beside a drum, a birdcage with a green bird, and a flower vase.

Two Women with Drum

18th century

Japanese woodblock print of two adults and a young child in a tatami room with bamboo and a lattice screen outside.

Lovers with Young Attendant Looking on, from an untitled series of erotic prints

c. 1766

Japanese woodblock print of two figures in an interior with a green hanging net, paper lantern and patterned screen.

Two Lovers

18th century

In 1764, a group of samurai in Edo chose Harunobu to help them make calendar prints. Those calendars were the first full-color woodblock prints, and their origin can be traced to 1765. He used a separate wood block for each color and printed up to ten colors on a single sheet. In the last five years of his life he made over one thousand color prints and more than twenty illustrated books. Much about his life is unknown, but he's believed to have grown up in Kyoto and died in 1770. Browse 452 works by Suzuki Harunobu from 13 museums, free to download in HD. Source: Wikipedia