"Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese: 鈴木 春信; c. 1725 – 15 July 1770) was a Japanese designer of woodblock print art 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." - (en.wikipedia.org 27.10.2020)
