The image depicts a traditional Japanese scene. Five women are present, all dressed in traditional kimonos. Their hairstyles are styled in traditional Japanese buns. The woman on the far right is standing near an open sliding door. A woman in a white kimono with red and green stripes stands center. She is holding an object. To her left stands another woman in a brown kimono. A low table and two candle holders are on the right side. The room has green flooring with brown stripes, and a beige awning overhead. The background features a tiled or patterned wall, and a sliding door with a view of plants outside. The overall color palette includes shades of green, red, brown, beige, and white. The image is titled "The Marriage Ceremony" by Suzuki Harunobu.
Artwork details
- Date:
- probably 1768
- Medium:
- Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
- Culture:
- Japan
- Dimensions:
- 600 × 433 px
- Museum record:
- View original
You May Also Like
The Bride Changing Clothes (Iro-naoshi), the fifth sheet of the series "Marriage in Brocade Prints, the Carriage of the Virtuous Woman (Konrei nishiki misao-guruma)"
A Mock Marriage Ceremony
The Ceremonial Sake (Konrei sakazuki), the fourth sheet of the series "Marriage in Brocade Prints, the Carriage of the Virtuous Woman (Konrei nishiki misao-guruma)"
Parody of Prince Genji and his procession
New Year's Celebration in a Large Mansion
Around the Kotatsu
The Actors Ichikawa Danjuro V as Miura Kunitae (right), Segawa Kikunojo III as Yasukata (center), and Iwai Hanshiro IV as Utou (left), in the Play Godai Genji Mitsugi no Furisode, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1782
Geisha Preparing for an Entertainment
Wakana, Part 1 (Wakana, jo), from the series "A Fashionable Parody of the Tale of Genji (Furyu yatsushi Genji)"
New Year's Day, from the series "Fashionable Three Beginnings (Furyu mittsu no hajime)"
Preparing New Year Decorations
The First Childbirth (Uizan), the seventh sheet of the series "Marriage in Brocade Prints, the Carriage of the Virtuous Woman (Konrei nishiki misao-guruma)"
Women Making Clothing
"Yo": A Man Meets a Former Lover, now Serving in a Provincial Household, from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)"
The Watchers and the Watched
Drawing Lots for Prizes (Ho biki)
Playing the "Hand Game"
Painting (Ga), from an untitled series of the four accomplishments
Three Women (from the series A Brief Collection of Japanese Beauties)
The Wrestling Match (parody of Ushikawamaru and Benkei)
Women Making Clothing
Parody of The Book of Joruri
Archery (Sha), from the series "Informal Versions of the Six Accomplishments in the Floating World (Ukiyoe rikugei ryaku)"
Courtesan Burning Mosquitoes as Her Guest Arrives
