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The Weaver

Size: 39.5cm by 25.5cm (15.55 in by 10.04 in) | Enlargement | Shipping Code: [L] ?

Designer: Suzuki Harunobu

Era: Mid Showa | Currency: $ / £ / €

Price: ¥ 5,000$ 37.00£ 29.50€ 34.25 [Item has been sold]

Description: This print depicts a girl weaving cotton on a handloom. At first glance, the threads appear to be all white, but they were created with the kara-zuri or “blind” embossing technique. Kara means “empty” or “without,” indicating that no ink is applied to the raised areas and therefore creating an embossed effect that adds a sense of depth and texture to the print.

The threads appear to float delicately against the vibrant pink background, creating a light and graceful effect. Suzuki Harunobu is credited with pioneering the iro-tsubushi technique, in which the background is printed in a single, uniform color. In this print, the pink is particularly eye-catching, enhancing the composition’s elegance.

Harunobu is also known as the first artist to produce full-color prints (nishiki-e) in 1765 rendering obsolete the former modes of two- and three-color prints.

This version is a post-war reproduction by Yamada Shoin.

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