nishiki-e

Woman Running to Take in the Clothes During a Summer Shower, nishiki-e by Suzuki Harunobu, 1765; in the Art Institute of Chicago. 28.6 × 21.9 cm.

nishiki-e, Japanese polychrome woodblock prints of the ukiyo-e school that were first made in 1765. The invention of the technique is attributed to Kinroku, and its greatest early master was Suzuki Harunobu.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Amy Tikkanen.
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Article Title: nishiki-e
Website Name: Encyclopaedia Britannica
Publisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Date Published: 01 April 2016
Access Date: March 13, 2025