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Marriage (kekkon)

Postcard
1918-1933 (made)
Artist/Maker
Hinode Seoul
Place of origin
Korea (produced)
Seoul (produced)

Pap, Japan, Korea, postcard, 20th century. 3/180 Japanese postcards depicting Korea from the colonial period (1910-1945).

Object details

Object type
Postcard
TitleMarriage (kekkon) (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Ink
Paper
Brief description
Pap, Japan, Korea, postcard, 20th century. 3/180 Japanese postcards depicting Korea from the colonial period (1910-1945).
Dimensions
  • Width: 14.3cm
  • Length: 9.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 結婚ケッコン

    Note
    Obverse, top right

    Translation
    Marriage

    Transliteration
    'Kekkon'

  • 朝鮮風俗

    Note
    Obverse, bottom left

    Translation
    Customs of Korea

    Transliteration
    'Chōsen fūzoku'

  • 'CARTE POSTALE'

    Note
    Reverse, top horizontal edge

  • 'HINODE / SEOUL'

    Note
    Reverse, top right corner

  • 郵便はかき

    Note
    Reverse, right vertical

    Translation
    Postcard

    Transliteration
    'yūbin hakaki'

  • 'TRADE MARK'

    Note
    Reverse, bottom left corner

Credit line
Given by Mark de Fraeye and Patricia Verburg
Collection
East Asia Collection
Accession number
FE.79-2020

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Record createdApril 9, 2020
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1536658/marriage-kekkon-postcard-hinode-seoul/
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