{"product_id":"katsukawa-shunk-iwai-kiyotaro-as-a-woman-standing-under-a-plum-tree-ca-1788-sticker-vinyl-kiss-cut-decal","title":"Katsukawa Shunkō - Iwai Kiyotaro as a Woman Standing under a Plum Tree - ca. 1788 - STICKER Vinyl Kiss-Cut Decal","description":"\u003ch1\u003eKatsukawa Shunkō - Iwai Kiyotaro as a Woman Standing under a Plum Tree - ca. 1788 - STICKER Vinyl Kiss-Cut Decal\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis design reproduces a polychrome ukiyo-e woodblock print by Katsukawa Shunkō, made around 1788, showing the kabuki actor Iwai Kiyotaro in an onnagata role beneath a blossoming plum tree.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA tall vertical panel frames the standing figure, who wears a striped hooded robe and holds a closed parasol. A plum branch crosses diagonally overhead, and its blossoms give the upper half of the composition its movement. Warm cream fields sit against coral red and pale yellow accents, while grey-brown and grey-green passages describe the rocky shoreline at the figure's feet. Small characters, 春竹画, appear in the print itself, adding a calligraphic note to the otherwise pictorial surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn Edo-period theatre, onnagata were male actors who played female roles, and the form was central to kabuki's craft. Iwai Kiyotaro was a performer whose portrayal of women drew audiences to the stage, and Shunkō recorded that identity in the restrained, elegant manner of the Katsukawa school. The plum tree signals the turn of the season, linking the performer's artifice to the natural beauty that the prints were prized for. The work joins theatre, gender performance and seasonal imagery in a single serene scene.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eOn the Kiss-Cut Sticker\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA kiss-cut sticker is cut to its own outline, so the figure, parasol and branch keep their shape once separated from the backing. The image is small enough to hold close, and its tall vertical format suits a single placement where the eye can settle on the actor's robe and the blossoms above. Each sticker carries the print's cream, coral and grey-green palette as a complete object, a fragment of Edo theatre that can be carried from one collection to another.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Sticker Space","offers":[{"title":"2\" × 2\" \/ Transparent","offer_id":48291780722906,"sku":"TSS-STICK-KTSSHN-2X2-269","price":2.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2\" × 2\" \/ White","offer_id":48291780755674,"sku":"TSS-STICK-KTSSHN-2X2-270","price":2.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"3\" × 3\" \/ Transparent","offer_id":48291780788442,"sku":"TSS-STICK-KTSSHN-3X3-269","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"3\" × 3\" \/ White","offer_id":48291780821210,"sku":"TSS-STICK-KTSSHN-3X3-270","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"4\" × 4\" \/ Transparent","offer_id":48291780853978,"sku":"TSS-STICK-KTSSHN-4X4-269","price":3.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"4\" × 4\" \/ White","offer_id":48291780886746,"sku":"TSS-STICK-KTSSHN-4X4-270","price":3.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"6\" × 6\" \/ Transparent","offer_id":48291780919514,"sku":"TSS-STICK-KTSSHN-6X6-269","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"6\" × 6\" \/ White","offer_id":48291780952282,"sku":"TSS-STICK-KTSSHN-6X6-270","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0493\/3949\/8646\/files\/katsukawa-shunk-iwai-kiyotaro-as-a-woman-standing-under-a-plum-tree-ca-1788-sticker-vinyl-kiss-cut-decal-TSS-STICK-KTSSHN-2X2-270-alt-3.webp?v=1785725051","url":"https:\/\/thestickerspace.com\/products\/katsukawa-shunk-iwai-kiyotaro-as-a-woman-standing-under-a-plum-tree-ca-1788-sticker-vinyl-kiss-cut-decal","provider":"The Sticker Space","version":"1.0","type":"link"}