{"product_id":"katsukawa-shunsh-the-first-nakamura-nakazo-as-a-samurai-standing-near-a-willow-tree-1768-or-1769-sticker-vinyl-kiss-cut-decal","title":"Katsukawa Shunshō　勝川春章 - The First Nakamura Nakazo as a Samurai Standing Near a Willow Tree - 1768 or 1769 - STICKER Vinyl Kiss-Cut Decal","description":"\u003ch1\u003eKatsukawa Shunshō　勝川春章 - The First Nakamura Nakazo as a Samurai Standing Near a Willow Tree - 1768 or 1769 - STICKER Vinyl Kiss-Cut Decal\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis Ukiyo-e polychrome woodblock print by Katsukawa Shunshō shows the Kabuki actor Nakamura Nakazo I in the role of a samurai, standing beside a willow tree.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe image is built on a tall vertical panel. The actor, in a stooped pose with two swords at his side, sits in the lower half of the frame, while weeping willow branches fall across the upper space. Below them, frogs rest by a pond. The palette runs through dusty mauve, pale sage green and salmon pink, set against cream paper and finished with black line work. The signature 春章画 (\"painted by Shunshō\") appears in the composition itself, marking the artist's hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe print was made between 1768 and 1769, during the Edo period, when woodblock artists like Shunshō turned popular Kabuki stars into the central subjects of their work. Portraying a famous actor as a samurai places the viewer inside the theatre, where a performer's stance and costume carry the drama of the story. The willow and the pond bring the quieter world of the floating world into the scene, so the print balances theatrical tension with natural calm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy This Works on a Sticker\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA kiss-cut sticker follows its own outline, so the tall panel and the willow's trailing branches can stand on their own once the surrounding paper is removed. The figure becomes the shape of the sticker, letting the design sit on a laptop, journal or notebook as a single cut-out piece of 18th-century theatre.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Sticker Space","offers":[{"title":"2\" × 2\" \/ Transparent","offer_id":48291553083610,"sku":"TSS-STICK-KTSSHN-2X2-695","price":2.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2\" × 2\" \/ White","offer_id":48291553116378,"sku":"TSS-STICK-KTSSHN-2X2-696","price":2.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"3\" × 3\" \/ Transparent","offer_id":48291553149146,"sku":"TSS-STICK-KTSSHN-3X3-695","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"3\" × 3\" \/ White","offer_id":48291553181914,"sku":"TSS-STICK-KTSSHN-3X3-696","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"4\" × 4\" \/ Transparent","offer_id":48291553214682,"sku":"TSS-STICK-KTSSHN-4X4-695","price":3.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"4\" × 4\" \/ White","offer_id":48291553247450,"sku":"TSS-STICK-KTSSHN-4X4-696","price":3.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"6\" × 6\" \/ Transparent","offer_id":48291553280218,"sku":"TSS-STICK-KTSSHN-6X6-695","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"6\" × 6\" \/ White","offer_id":48291553312986,"sku":"TSS-STICK-KTSSHN-6X6-696","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0493\/3949\/8646\/files\/katsukawa-shunsh-the-first-nakamura-nakazo-as-a-samurai-standing-near-a-willow-tree-1768-or-1769-sticker-vinyl-kiss-cut-decal-TSS-STICK-KTSSHN-2X2-696-alt-3.webp?v=1785709829","url":"https:\/\/thestickerspace.com\/products\/katsukawa-shunsh-the-first-nakamura-nakazo-as-a-samurai-standing-near-a-willow-tree-1768-or-1769-sticker-vinyl-kiss-cut-decal","provider":"The Sticker Space","version":"1.0","type":"link"}