Title
Paagons of Filial Piety
Caption
Paagons of Filial Piety. Suzuki Harunobu (c.?1725 – 15 July 1770) was a Japanese designer of woodblock print artist in the Ukiyo-e style. He was an innovator, the first to produce full-color prints (nishiki-e) in 1765, rendering obsolete the former modes of two- and three-color prints. Harunobu used many special techniques, and depicted a wide variety of subjects, from classical poems to contemporary beauties. Like many artists of his day, Harunobu also produced a number of shunga, or erotic images. During his lifetime and shortly afterwards, many artists imitated his style. A few, such as Harushige, even boasted of their ability to forge the work of the great master. Much about Harunobu's life is unknown.
Date
1765
Credit line
Photo12/UIG/Universal History Archive
Reference
UMG22A48_019
Model release
No
Property release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
28,8Mb (3,0Mb) / 9,1in x 12,4in / 2717 x 3708 (300dpi)