Woman sweeps up her love letter and puts them in baskets on a cow

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Woman sweeps up her love letter and puts them in baskets on a cow. Suzuki Harunobu (c. 1725 – 15 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 the work of the great master. Much about Harunobu's life is unknown.

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Size: 2744px × 3622px
Location: Japan
Photo credit: © The Protected Art Archive / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: baskets, broom, japanese, letters, love, sweep, woodblock, woodcut