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Suzuki Harunobu Japanese
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From a narrative series of seven sheets describing the traditional Japanese marriage, this print shows the ironaoshi ceremony in which the bride is helped by attendants to change from her white silk wedding robes into ordinary clothes, which we see hanging on a rack.
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Title: The Marriage Ceremony
Artist:
Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1725–1770)
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: probably 1768
Culture: Japan
Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: H. 8 1/8 in. (20.6 cm); W. 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Estate of Samuel Isham, 1914
Object Number: JP875
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