Postcard Meiji Japan Hand Tinted RPPC Geisha Wedding Tea Ceremony Kimono,Sake

This is an original early 1900s (Meiji late-era, c. 1905–1912) Japanese hand-tinted real photo postcard (RPPC)depicting a staged studio scene of a traditional Japanese Nuptial Tea / San-san-kudo Sake Ceremony.

Front Scene: Shows a standing young woman/maiko pouring from a ceremonial brass teapot (choshiku) toward a seated woman participating in a wedding or tea ceremony setting. Note the traditional arrangement behind them featuring a shimekazari / bonsai table setup.

Back Details: Unused divided-back layout. Features multilingual header "CARTE POSTALE / POSTKARTE / OPEN LETTER" including Russian Cyrillic (ОТКРЫТОЕ ПИСЬМО), which was typical of Meiji-era export prints targeting Western travelers and foreign residents. Vertical side imprint reads "MADE IN JAPAN" alongside Japanese kanji/kana.

Cards from this era were produced by studio photographers in Yokohama and Tokyo using real photographic silver gelatin prints, individually hand-painted with watercolors for export and foreign tourist sales.