Suzuki Harunobu

Suzuki Harunobu (1725–1770) is widely regarded as the founder of nishiki-e, the full-colour woodblock printing technique that transformed ukiyo-e from monochrome illustration into a luminous art form. Active in Edo, he was celebrated for his delicate bijin-ga, including his famous portraits of Osen, the beauty of the Kasamori shrine teahouse.