{"product_id":"kaigetsud-dohan-courtesan-with-poetry-card-tanzaku-at-the-new-year-ca-1714-sticker-vinyl-kiss-cut-decal","title":"Kaigetsudō Dohan - Courtesan with Poetry Card (Tanzaku) at the New Year - ca. 1714 - STICKER Vinyl Kiss-Cut Decal","description":"\u003ch1\u003eKaigetsudō Dohan - Courtesan with Poetry Card (Tanzaku) at the New Year - ca. 1714 - STICKER Vinyl Kiss-Cut Decal\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA tall, poised courtesan stands in a monochrome woodblock print, holding a tanzaku, the narrow poetry card written for New Year greetings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe print is built in black ink on a pale ground, with the figure filling a vertical rectangle. Bold, confident lines define her silhouette, while the patterned kimono and striped hakama trousers give the composition its rhythm. Her attention falls on the paper scroll in her hands, so the card becomes the focal point of the image. Vermilion red appears in the print as a single warm accent against the pale beige and black.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKaigetsudō Dohan made this sumizuri-e around 1714, during the Edo period, as part of a 24-print calendar set. The tanzaku carries a New Year greeting, tying the figure to the seasonal exchange of good wishes. Her robes carry pine and bamboo, both auspicious motifs in Japanese New Year tradition, signalling longevity and resilience. The work stands as a classic of the Kaigetsudō school and of ukiyo-e's refined depictions of women.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eReading the Print at Close Range\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA sticker is cut to the outline of its own design, so the courtesan's silhouette becomes the sticker's edge, and the tall vertical figure reads as a single shape. Its scale invites close viewing, where the fine lines of the robe pattern and the tanzaku's brushwork come into focus. Kept near the eye, it rewards the same attention a collector gives a print in hand.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Sticker Space","offers":[{"title":"2\" × 2\" \/ Transparent","offer_id":48292235772122,"sku":"TSS-STICK-KGTDHN-2X2-3","price":2.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2\" × 2\" \/ White","offer_id":48292235804890,"sku":"TSS-STICK-KGTDHN-2X2-4","price":2.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"3\" × 3\" \/ Transparent","offer_id":48292235837658,"sku":"TSS-STICK-KGTDHN-3X3-3","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"3\" × 3\" \/ White","offer_id":48292235870426,"sku":"TSS-STICK-KGTDHN-3X3-4","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"4\" × 4\" \/ Transparent","offer_id":48292235903194,"sku":"TSS-STICK-KGTDHN-4X4-3","price":3.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"4\" × 4\" \/ White","offer_id":48292235935962,"sku":"TSS-STICK-KGTDHN-4X4-4","price":3.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"6\" × 6\" \/ Transparent","offer_id":48292235968730,"sku":"TSS-STICK-KGTDHN-6X6-3","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"6\" × 6\" \/ White","offer_id":48292236001498,"sku":"TSS-STICK-KGTDHN-6X6-4","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0493\/3949\/8646\/files\/kaigetsud-dohan-courtesan-with-poetry-card-tanzaku-at-the-new-year-ca-1714-sticker-vinyl-kiss-cut-decal-TSS-STICK-KGTDHN-2X2-4-alt-3.webp?v=1785741558","url":"https:\/\/thestickerspace.com\/products\/kaigetsud-dohan-courtesan-with-poetry-card-tanzaku-at-the-new-year-ca-1714-sticker-vinyl-kiss-cut-decal","provider":"The Sticker Space","version":"1.0","type":"link"}