Two Ladies, Edo period (1615–1868), 1764–72, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 11 1/8 in. (28.3 cm); W. 8 1/8 in. (20.6 cm), Prints, Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1725–1770), In 1765 Harunobu introduced nishiki-e, the polychrome woodblock print, adding further luxury and realism to ukiyo-e art. Although the use of reflection appeared in the earliest woodblock prints, the advent of color and use of embossing and mica enhanced the illusion represented by the mirror
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Two Ladies, Edo period, 1615–1868, 1764–72, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print, ink, color, paper, H, 11 1/8, 28.3 cm, W, 8, 20.6, Prints, Suzuki Harunobu, Japanese, 1725–1770, 1765, Harunobu, introduced, nishiki-e, polychrome woodblock, print, adding further, luxury, realism, ukiyo-e art, reflection appeared, earliest prints, advent, embossing, mica enhanced, illusion represented, mirror
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