{"product_id":"gyosei-shuntei-bathing-in-the-sea-kaisuiyoku-dated-1898-sticker-vinyl-kiss-cut-decal","title":"Gyosei Shuntei - Bathing in the Sea (Kaisuiyoku) - dated 1898 - STICKER Vinyl Kiss-Cut Decal","description":"\u003ch1\u003eGyosei Shuntei - Bathing in the Sea (Kaisuiyoku) - dated 1898 - STICKER Vinyl Kiss-Cut Decal\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a three-panel Meiji-period woodblock triptych by Gyosei Shuntei, showing people bathing in the sea on a summer shoreline.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe three horizontal panels read as one continuous seascape, with the sea in sea blue running across the middle and parchment cream filling the open sky and sand. A rising sun in vermilion red sits low over the water, its warm tones fading into sunset peach near the horizon. Navy kimono add the darkest accents along the shore. The figures are spread across the width of the triptych: a woman in a floral kimono stands on the beach, children wade into the surf, a woman in navy crouches by the water's edge, and a man in a sun hat works with a bare torso. A rowing boat drifts out on the sea. The vertical characters 海水浴 appear in the scene and name the subject.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe title Kaisuiyoku, written 海水浴, means sea bathing, a seaside custom that was part of summer leisure in late nineteenth-century Japan. The rising sun and the boat place the scene at the start of a day, while the mixed crowd of adults and children shows the beach as a shared social space. Gyosei Shuntei produced the work in 1898 during the Meiji period, when Japan was opening its coastal towns to visitors and new habits of recreation. The woodblock format and the triptych layout were established conventions of ukiyo-e, and this print uses them to present daily life as a broad, observed panorama.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eOn the Kiss-Cut Sticker\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA kiss-cut sticker is cut to its own outline, so the wave line, the sun disc and the figures are reproduced as they were drawn rather than framed in a rectangle. The triptych's wide horizon is best seen on a flat surface where the whole sea can be read at once, such as a laptop lid, a journal cover or a window. Each panel holds a separate group of figures, so the sticker rewards close looking as much as a first glance.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Sticker Space","offers":[{"title":"2\" × 2\" \/ Transparent","offer_id":48295018496218,"sku":"TSS-STICK-GYSSHN-2X2","price":2.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2\" × 2\" \/ White","offer_id":48295018528986,"sku":"TSS-STICK-GYSSHN-2X2-2","price":2.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"3\" × 3\" \/ Transparent","offer_id":48295018561754,"sku":"TSS-STICK-GYSSHN-3X3","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"3\" × 3\" \/ White","offer_id":48295018594522,"sku":"TSS-STICK-GYSSHN-3X3-2","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"4\" × 4\" \/ Transparent","offer_id":48295018627290,"sku":"TSS-STICK-GYSSHN-4X4","price":3.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"4\" × 4\" \/ White","offer_id":48295018660058,"sku":"TSS-STICK-GYSSHN-4X4-2","price":3.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"6\" × 6\" \/ Transparent","offer_id":48295018692826,"sku":"TSS-STICK-GYSSHN-6X6","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"6\" × 6\" \/ White","offer_id":48295018725594,"sku":"TSS-STICK-GYSSHN-6X6-2","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0493\/3949\/8646\/files\/gyosei-shuntei-bathing-in-the-sea-kaisuiyoku-dated-1898-sticker-vinyl-kiss-cut-decal-TSS-STICK-GYSSHN-2X2-2-alt-3.webp?v=1785817297","url":"https:\/\/thestickerspace.com\/products\/gyosei-shuntei-bathing-in-the-sea-kaisuiyoku-dated-1898-sticker-vinyl-kiss-cut-decal","provider":"The Sticker Space","version":"1.0","type":"link"}