Suzuki Harunobu

60 works held in 5 museums

Inventor of the Japanese full-colour print, master of young women and lovers, 1725-1770

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

Hatsuito of the Yamashiroya Likened to Bush Clover, from Beauties of the Floating World Compared to Flowers, 1769–1770.

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Cleveland Museum of Art, United States

Entertainer and Her Attendant in Front of Matsumoto-ya, Suzuki Harunobu

Entertainer and Her Attendant in Front of Matsumoto-ya, c. 1768.

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Minneapolis Institute of Art, United States

Lovers Plying a Rooster with Sake, Suzuki Harunobu

Lovers Plying a Rooster with Sake, 1767–1768.

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Minneapolis Institute of Art, United States

Courtesan and Customer at the Ibarakiya; Visual Parody of Watanabe Tsuna and the Ibaraki Demon, Suzuki Harunobu

Courtesan and Customer at the Ibarakiya; Visual Parody of Watanabe Tsuna and the Ibaraki Demon, 1767–1768.

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Minneapolis Institute of Art, United States

Poem by Ono no Komachi, Suzuki Harunobu

Poem by Ono no Komachi, c. 1767.

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Minneapolis Institute of Art, United States

Young Samurai Viewing Cherry Blossoms as a Mitate of Prince Kaoru, Suzuki Harunobu

Young Samurai Viewing Cherry Blossoms as a Mitate of Prince Kaoru, c. 1767.

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Minneapolis Institute of Art, United States

Kite Flying, Suzuki Harunobu

Kite Flying, c. 1766.

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

A Fishing Party, Suzuki Harunobu

A Fishing Party, 1766–1767.

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Minneapolis Institute of Art, United States

De tiende maand, Suzuki Harunobu

De tiende maand, 1765–1770.

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

The Waitress Osen at the Kasamori Shrine, Suzuki Harunobu

The Waitress Osen at the Kasamori Shrine, 1765–1769.

Serveerster Osen bij het Kasamori heiligdom (museum title)

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Smoking Man and Woman on Horseback, Suzuki Harunobu

Smoking Man and Woman on Horseback, 1768.

Rokende man en vrouw te paard (museum title)

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

The Eighth Month, Suzuki Harunobu

The Eighth Month, c. 1768.

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Minneapolis Institute of Art, United States

Poem by the Monk Sosei (act. 850-97), Suzuki Harunobu

Poem by the Monk Sosei (act. 850-97), c. 1767–1768.

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Decorum, Suzuki Harunobu

Decorum, 1767.

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Minneapolis Institute of Art, United States

Seven Women Tossing Daikoku in the Air at New Year, Suzuki Harunobu

Seven Women Tossing Daikoku in the Air at New Year, c. 1767–1768.

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Minneapolis Institute of Art, United States

Young Woman Viewing Cherry Blossoms as a Mitate of Lady Nakanokimi, Suzuki Harunobu

Young Woman Viewing Cherry Blossoms as a Mitate of Lady Nakanokimi, c. 1767.

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Minneapolis Institute of Art, United States

Parody of the Noh Play "Hakurakuten", Suzuki Harunobu

Parody of the Noh Play "Hakurakuten", c. 1766.

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Courtesan on parade, with two kamuro and two shinzo, Suzuki Harunobu

Courtesan on parade, with two kamuro and two shinzo, c. 1766.

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Minneapolis Institute of Art, United States

Courtesan with Two Kamuro, Suzuki Harunobu

Courtesan with Two Kamuro, 1765–1770.

Courtisane met twee kamuro (museum title)

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Woman and Playing Boys, Suzuki Harunobu

Woman and Playing Boys, 1765–1770.

Vrouw en spelende jongetjes (museum title)

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Lovers Parting by a Garden Gate, Suzuki Harunobu

Lovers Parting by a Garden Gate, c. 1768.

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Minneapolis Institute of Art, United States

Two Lovers Playing a Single Shamisen, Suzuki Harunobu

Two Lovers Playing a Single Shamisen, 1768–1769.

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Minneapolis Institute of Art, United States

Beauties of the Floating World, Poems on Flowers, Suzuki Harunobu

Beauties of the Floating World, Poems on Flowers, 1767–1771.

Schoonheden uit de vlietende wereld; gedichten op bloemen (museum title)

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Monk Jakuren, Suzuki Harunobu

Monk Jakuren, c. 1767–1768.

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Minneapolis Institute of Art, United States

Visual Parody of an Oxherder, Suzuki Harunobu

Visual Parody of an Oxherder, c. 1767.

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Minneapolis Institute of Art, United States

Lovers Under a Single Umbrella, Suzuki Harunobu

Lovers Under a Single Umbrella, 1766–1767.

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Minneapolis Institute of Art, United States

The Bush Clover (Hagi), Suzuki Harunobu

The Bush Clover (Hagi), c. 1766.

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Woman Digging Bamboo Shoots in the Snow, or Parody of Meng Zong (Mōsō), from Twenty-Four Paragons of Filial Piety, Suzuki Harunobu

Woman Digging Bamboo Shoots in the Snow, or Parody of Meng Zong (Mōsō), from Twenty-Four Paragons of Filial Piety, c. 1765.

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Girl Listening to the Snipes, Suzuki Harunobu

Girl Listening to the Snipes, 1765.

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Vrouw kijkend naar winde, Suzuki Harunobu

Vrouw kijkend naar winde, 1765–1770.

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Koshikibu no Naishi (999–1025), from "Hyakunin Isshu" (One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets), Suzuki Harunobu

Koshikibu no Naishi (999–1025), from "Hyakunin Isshu" (One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets), c. 1768.

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

The Poetess Ono no Komachi, Suzuki Harunobu

The Poetess Ono no Komachi, 1767–1768.

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

Benevolence, from The Five Virtues, Suzuki Harunobu

Benevolence, from The Five Virtues, 1767.

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Cleveland Museum of Art, United States

Poem by Kakinomoto Hitomaro, Suzuki Harunobu

Poem by Kakinomoto Hitomaro, c. 1767–1768.

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Minneapolis Institute of Art, United States

Woman Boarding a Boat, Suzuki Harunobu

Woman Boarding a Boat, c. 1767.

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Minneapolis Institute of Art, United States

Woman Admiring Plum Blossoms at Night, Suzuki Harunobu

Woman Admiring Plum Blossoms at Night, c. 1766.

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

The Cloth-Fulling Jewel River, a Famous Place in Settsu Province (Tōi no Tamagawa, Settsu no meisho), from an untitled series of Six Jewel Rivers (Mu Tamagawa), Suzuki Harunobu

The Cloth-Fulling Jewel River, a Famous Place in Settsu Province (Tōi no Tamagawa, Settsu no meisho), from an untitled series of Six Jewel Rivers (Mu Tamagawa), c. 1766–1767.

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

De vierde maand, Suzuki Harunobu

De vierde maand, 1765–1770.

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Choosing an Obi, Suzuki Harunobu

Choosing an Obi, 1765–1770.

Het kiezen van een obi (museum title)

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Woman Likened to Chinese Hermit Handling Dragon, Suzuki Harunobu

Woman Likened to Chinese Hermit Handling Dragon, 1765.

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Minneapolis Institute of Art, United States

Onna San no Miya (the Third Princess), Suzuki Harunobu

Onna San no Miya (the Third Princess), 1768–1770.

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Two Women in the Autumn Wind, Suzuki Harunobu

Two Women in the Autumn Wind, c. 1767.

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Minneapolis Institute of Art, United States

Righteousness, from The Five Virtues, Suzuki Harunobu

Righteousness, from The Five Virtues, 1767.

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Cleveland Museum of Art, United States

Poem by Ki no Tomonori, Suzuki Harunobu

Poem by Ki no Tomonori, c. 1767–1768.

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Minneapolis Institute of Art, United States

Young Couple Lighting Pipes beside the Sleeping Dragon Plum Tree, Suzuki Harunobu

Young Couple Lighting Pipes beside the Sleeping Dragon Plum Tree, c. 1767–1768.

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Minneapolis Institute of Art, United States

Evening Chime of the Clock (Tokei no banshō), from the series “Eight Parlor Views” (Zashiki hakkei), Suzuki Harunobu

Evening Chime of the Clock (Tokei no banshō), from the series “Eight Parlor Views” (Zashiki hakkei), c. 1766.

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

A Girl Dressing in Pink, Suzuki Harunobu

A Girl Dressing in Pink, 1766.

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Cleveland Museum of Art, United States

A Water Vendor (second state), Suzuki Harunobu

A Water Vendor (second state), 1765.

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Minneapolis Institute of Art, United States

Young Couple with a Letter, Suzuki Harunobu

Young Couple with a Letter, 1765–1770.

Jong stel met brief (museum title)

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Descending Geese of the Koto Bridges, from the series Eight Parlor Views, Suzuki Harunobu

Descending Geese of the Koto Bridges, from the series Eight Parlor Views, 1764–1769.

Neerstrijkende ganzen bij de koto bruggen (museum title)

Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Works by Suzuki Harunobu (鈴木春信, 1725-1770), in the public domain: his woodblock prints, from the first full-colour prints (nishiki-e) of 1765 to scenes of daily life, poems and parodies of legends, published online by the museums that hold them, each linked to its museum record. The photographs are those of the museums, which place them in the public domain or allow their free reuse. A print exists in several impressions; for each design, the site shows a single impression, the freshest among those the museums publish. The titles are those of the museums, with their translation.