Online dictionary of history and traditions in Japan: Suzuki Harunobu

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Suzuki Harunobu

鈴木春信春信
alternative words: Harunobu Suzuki, Harunobu
keywords: artist , famous person , ukiyoe
related topics: Ukiyoe , Hishikawa Moronobu , Edo period , Nishikie
explanation: Born in 1725 and died in 1770. Known as an ukiyoe artist of the middle Edo period, who has developed first multicolored ukiyoe technique (Nishikie). Thanks to this technique and also with an aid of his cultivated samurai entourage, he arrived to express a delicate sentiment of female characters. "Zashiki hakkei" is one of his master pieces. With Hishikawa Moronobu, he is considered one of the major founders of ukiyoe art.