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Aki|風俗四季歌仙 立秋|First Day of Autumn (Risshu)

Aki|風俗四季歌仙 立秋|First Day of Autumn (Risshu) by Suzuki Harunobu

Medium

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Dimensions

Image: 11 × 8 in. (27.9 × 20.3 cm)

Classification

Prints

Culture & Period

Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Rogers Fund, 1922

Accession Number

JP1274

Rights

Public Domain

Tags

GirlsWomenLanterns

About the Artist

Suzuki Harunobu · 17251770

Suzuki Harunobu (c. 1725-1770) was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist who revolutionized woodblock printing by developing nishiki-e—full-color prints using multiple woodblocks—in 1765. Before Harunobu, Japanese prints were limited to two or three colors; his innovation unleashed the entire artist's palette, transforming ukiyo-e into the vibrant art form that would later captivate Western artists from Manet...

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