Mother-in-Law Teasing the Bride, from the series "A Collection of Humorous Poems (Haifu yanagidaru)"

Three women in an interior: one stands at right in a black robe patterned with small florets, sleeves tucked back, gripping a broom or long implement with a cord; one crouches at center in a grey striped robe, head bowed toward the standing figure; one sits at left in a pale green kimono, resting against a black lacquer stand and looking toward the other two. A hanging scroll behind them shows a heron on a blossoming branch, columns of text run down the upper right, and the palette is limited to soft greens, black, peach, and cream. Color woodblock print (chuban) by Torii Kiyonaga, 1780, titled "Mother-in-Law Teasing the Bride," from the series "A Collection of Humorous Poems (Haifu yanagidaru)."