Young Lady with Lantern

Young Lady with Lantern

RP-P-1956-612

Printing with more than three colour blocks became possible as of 1765. The starting point was still the line block. The colour blocks were carved so that they could be printed exactly within the contour lines of the line block. Harunobu is credited with creating these multi-colour prints, known as nishiki-e. In this print he used muted, greyish tones, creating the appearance of twilight.

Jap Cat I 49

print maker: Suzuki Harunobu (mentioned on object), Japan

1765 - 1770

kleurenhoutsnede; lijnblok in zwart met kleurblokken

height 280 mm x width 208 mm

Purchased with the support of the Vereniging Rembrandt and the Ministerie van Onderwijs, Kunsten en Wetenschappen

purchase 1956

Public domain

• Jap Cat I 49
• Matthi Forrer, 'Schilderingen in de Ukiyo-e traditie', Aziatische Kunst 29/2 (1999), pp. 15-26.

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