The Bride, Seoul, Korea (La Mariée, Séoul, Corée)
- Date:
- 1935
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
Typical Price
This portrait of a Seoul bride captures the elaborate wedding traditions of early 20th-century Korea. Jacoulet's meticulous attention to textile patterns and metallic embellishments is especially evident in bridal costume subjects. Korean wedding scenes typically command $1,500-$5,000. All prints are numbered from editions of roughly 150.
Description
Depicts a Korean woman in elaborate traditional wedding attire, with richly embroidered garments and headdress rendered in exceptional detail. An important ethnographic document of Korean ceremonial dress.
