{"product_id":"chbunsai-eishi-a-parody-of-yuranosuke-in-the-pleasure-quarters-ca-1797-sticker-vinyl-kiss-cut-decal","title":"Chōbunsai Eishi - A Parody of Yuranosuke in the Pleasure Quarters - ca. 1797 - STICKER Vinyl Kiss-Cut Decal","description":"\u003ch1\u003eChōbunsai Eishi - A Parody of Yuranosuke in the Pleasure Quarters - ca. 1797 - STICKER Vinyl Kiss-Cut Decal\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a colour woodblock print from the Edo period in which the kabuki hero Yuranosuke appears in the pleasure quarters, dressed down as a playboy and cheerfully pretending his vengeance plot has been abandoned.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe composition is arranged as a triptych, with the scene divided across panels filled with round paper lanterns. Golden yellow and vermilion carry the brightest areas, while sage green, dusty mauve and charcoal provide the darker structure and the traditional muted tones of the period. At the centre, a man in a dark kimono with a head cloth dances, and around him women are placed with clear intent: one plays the shamisen, one stands beneath red lanterns, one kneels with a fan, one sits holding a red cord, and others watch from behind a green lattice screen. The expressive line work is the main event, turning each figure into a sharp character study.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChōbunsai Eishi, also known as Hosoda Eishi, made this print around 1797. It parodies Yuranosuke from \u003cem\u003eKana-dehon Chūshingura\u003c\/em\u003e, the play built on the true story of the forty-seven masterless samurai who avenged their lord's forced suicide. Here the hero's pose is the joke and the tool: the playboy act is a deception meant to convince enemies that Yuranosuke has given up the quest. The pleasure quarters, the lanterns and the lattice screen all signal a world of performance, where appearance and intention are deliberately kept apart. Eishi uses caricature to comment on the theatre audience's own familiarity with the story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDesigned for the Cut Edge\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA kiss-cut sticker follows its own outline, so the lanterns, the dancing figure and the lattice shapes can define the edge of the sticker itself. The triptych's layered scene reads as a single image at close range, which suits a piece meant to be placed on a laptop, journal or notebook and looked at up close, the way a collector handles a woodblock print.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Sticker Space","offers":[{"title":"2\" × 2\" \/ Transparent","offer_id":48295113261274,"sku":"TSS-STICK-CHBSH-2X2-11","price":2.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2\" × 2\" \/ White","offer_id":48295113294042,"sku":"TSS-STICK-CHBSH-2X2-12","price":2.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"3\" × 3\" \/ Transparent","offer_id":48295113326810,"sku":"TSS-STICK-CHBSH-3X3-11","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"3\" × 3\" \/ White","offer_id":48295113359578,"sku":"TSS-STICK-CHBSH-3X3-12","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"4\" × 4\" \/ Transparent","offer_id":48295113392346,"sku":"TSS-STICK-CHBSH-4X4-11","price":3.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"4\" × 4\" \/ White","offer_id":48295113425114,"sku":"TSS-STICK-CHBSH-4X4-12","price":3.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"6\" × 6\" \/ Transparent","offer_id":48295113457882,"sku":"TSS-STICK-CHBSH-6X6-11","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"6\" × 6\" \/ White","offer_id":48295113490650,"sku":"TSS-STICK-CHBSH-6X6-12","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0493\/3949\/8646\/files\/chbunsai-eishi-a-parody-of-yuranosuke-in-the-pleasure-quarters-ca-1797-sticker-vinyl-kiss-cut-decal-TSS-STICK-CHBSH-2X2-12-alt-3.webp?v=1785822312","url":"https:\/\/thestickerspace.com\/products\/chbunsai-eishi-a-parody-of-yuranosuke-in-the-pleasure-quarters-ca-1797-sticker-vinyl-kiss-cut-decal","provider":"The Sticker Space","version":"1.0","type":"link"}