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From John & Geraldine Lilley Museum of Art

  1. Kandinsky by Unknown, Image 1.

    Unknown

    Kandinsky, n. d.

    Lithograph

  2. Karnak, Egypt by Willis H. Church, Image 1.

    Willis H. Church

    Karnak, Egypt, n. d.

    Watercolor

    13.75 x 10 in

  3. Kahu by John Hitchcock, Image 2.

    John Hitchcock

    Kahu, n. d.

    Silkscreen

    10.625 x 7.25 in

  4. Koshare by Clarence Cleveland, Image 2.

    Clarence Cleveland

    Koshare, n. d.

    Wood Carving

    12.25 x 8.25 x 7 in

  5. Kumugaya by Munehiro, Image 1.

    Munehiro

    Kumugaya, n. d.

    Woodblock

    9.625 x 7.125 in

  6. Kuronushi by Konishi Hirosada, Image 1.

    Konishi Hirosada

    Kuronushi, 1840s

    Woodblock

    9.625 x 7.125 in

  7. Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Danzo by Toyokuni I, Image 1.

    Toyokuni I

    Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Danzo, 1790s

    Woodblock

    12.625 x 5.625 in

  8. Kabuki Actor Kashino Matsumoto 4th by Katsukawa Shunsho, Image 1.

    Katsukawa Shunsho

    Kabuki Actor Kashino Matsumoto 4th, 1770s

    Woodblock

    12.75 x 5.875 in

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About the artist

Suzuki Harunobu

Original name Hozumi Harunobu, born in 1725 in Edo (Tokyo), Japan, Harunobu was an artist of the Ukiyo-e movement, which consisted of painting and woodblock prints of the "floating world." Horunobu is credited for establishing the art of nishiki-e, or polychrome prints. His compositions were considered to depict lyrical scenes with figures of exquisite grace, along with his use of delicate coloring and lines, he excelled in drawing background scenes that added a subtle mood to his images. It was believed that he studied painting in Kyoto with Nishikawa Sukenobu and went to Edo around 1760. His work had little recognition until he started designing nishiki-e in 1765 for haiku (17-syllable verse) poems. Around this time, it had also become fashionable to exchange such prints with poetry. Harunobu died on July 8, 1770 in Edo, Japan.

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