Suzuki Harunobu: An exhibition of his colour-prints and illustrated books on the occassion of the bicentenary of his death in 1770

About the exhibition

Philadelphia Museum of Art presented Suzuki Harunobu: An exhibition of his colour-prints and illustrated books on the occassion of the bicentenary of his death in 1770 in 1970. The exhibition marked the bicentenary of Suzuki Harunobu’s death with colour prints and illustrated books. The linked checklist retains separate impressions and print states, including the second state of A Water Vendor. Documented examples include Suzuki Harunobu’s Courtesan as the Daoist Immortal Kinkō riding on a carp (c. 1768; Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper) and Suzuki Harunobu’s Young Samurai with Hawk on His Wrist (c. 1767–1768; Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper). The linked works form a partial checklist; the complete original catalogue remains under research.