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Early 20th Century Japanese Woodblock -- Woman Looking At Her Sleeping Kamuro

By Suzuki (Hozumi) Harunobu

Located in Soquel, CA

Charming early 20th Century Japanese woodblock of woman looking at her sleeping Kamuro (little servant) or "Mother and Daughter" by Edo period artist Harunobu Suzuki (Japanese, 1724-...

Early 20th Century Edo Figurative Prints

Materials

Rice Paper, Ink

Suzuki (Hozumi) Harunobu
Early 20th Century Japanese Woodblock -- Woman Looking At Her Sleeping Kamuro, 1920-1947

H 20.75 in W 16.85 in D 0.63 in

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Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese: 鈴木春信; c. 1725 – 8 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.

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Figurative art stands in contrast to abstract art, which is more expressive than representational. The oldest-known work of figurative art is a figurative painting — specifically, a rock painting of an animal made over 40,000 years ago in Borneo. This remnant of a remote past has long faded, but its depiction of a cattle-like creature in elegant ocher markings endures.

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Figurative art printmaking was especially popular during the height of the Pop art movement, and this kind of work can be seen in artist Andy Warhol’s extensive use of photographic silkscreen printing. Everyday objects, logos and scenes were given a unique twist, whether in the style of a comic strip or in the use of neon colors.

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