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Born: 1 January 1725 Died: 7 July 1770
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Suzuki Harunobu (c. 1725 – 7 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
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