BORN: c. 1725
DIED: 15 July 1770
NOTES: Harunobu 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.
His birthplace and birthdate are unknown, but it is believed he grew up in Kyoto. It is said he was forty-six at his death in 1770.
Works include Elegant Amorous Mane'emon
Other examples;
A young woman in a summer shower
The Jewel River of Plovers, a Famous Place in Mutsu Province (Chidori no Tamagawa, Mutsu meisho), from an untitled series of Six Jewel Rivers (Mu Tamagawa)
A Cotton Picker (Watatsumi onna)
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