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Picture of the Host Greeting the Guests (Teishu aisatsu no zu) from the series A Tea Ceremony Periwinkle (Chanoyu nichi nichi so)
Picture of the Host Greeting the Guests (Teishu aisatsu no zu) from the series A Tea Ceremony Periwinkle (Chanoyu nichi nichi so)

Picture of the Host Greeting the Guests (Teishu aisatsu no zu) from the series A Tea Ceremony Periwinkle (Chanoyu nichi nichi so)

Artist (Japanese, 1866–1908)
Dateca. 1896
MediumColor woodblock print
DimensionsImage: 8 3/4 x 13 1/4 inches (22.2 x 33.7 cm)
CultureJapan
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineGift of Drs. Connie and Lee Koppelman
Terms
  • color woodblock
  • Ceremonies
  • Chrysanthemums
  • Costume
  • Domestic interiors
  • Doorways
  • Events
  • Flowers
  • Hair ornaments
  • Inscriptions
  • Kimonos
  • Kneeling
  • Lattice windows
  • Obis
  • Tea houses
  • Tea services
  • Tokonomas
Object number96.037.046
Label CopyThe host appears by an arched doorway. Hidden behind the doorway is a tea preparation area, known as mizuya. Greeting her guests and holding a tray of sweets, the host is about to enter the room and offer sweets for her guests to enjoy. In Japanese tea ceremony, it is customary to have sweets before having tea. Mizuno Toshikata’s A Tea Ceremony Periwinkle is a well-known series of prints that illustrate different scenes of Japanese tea ceremony.
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