{"product_id":"katsushika-hokusai-horse-pattern-koma-shbu-from-the-series-horses-1822-sticker-vinyl-kiss-cut-decal","title":"Katsushika Hokusai - Horse Pattern (Koma shōbu), from the series Horses - 1822 - STICKER Vinyl Kiss-Cut Decal","description":"\u003ch1\u003eKatsushika Hokusai - Horse Pattern (Koma shōbu), from the series Horses - 1822 - STICKER Vinyl Kiss-Cut Decal\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHokusai's 1822 \u003cem\u003eHorses\u003c\/em\u003e series turns a traditional Japanese woodblock print into a rhythmic pattern of stylised equine forms and everyday objects.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe palette comes from traditional pigments: vermilion red, sage green, mauve purple and olive brown sit on a warm paper cream ground. The composition is built from vertical calligraphy panels, a round lidded box and a tapered diagonal form. A green patterned tobacco pouch carries animal and floral motifs, and a red bird decorates the round box. Three inscriptions, 鹿寿庵, 秋長堂 and 物薬, appear among the forms. The lines are fine and sequential, so the eye travels across the surface rather than settling on a single focal point.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKoma shōbu, the horse pattern, belongs to Hokusai's \u003cem\u003eHorses\u003c\/em\u003e series of 1822, a set of studies of the animal that recurs throughout classical Japanese art. The work is an example of the Ukiyo-e woodblock tradition from the Edo period, when printed images circulated widely and carried a sense of everyday refinement. The objects gathered around the horse, including a red tapered pipe case, a bead-tipped cord and a checkered wooden box, place it within a world of crafted possessions. The animal reads as one element in a larger scene of fine things.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eOn the Kiss-Cut Sticker\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA kiss-cut sticker follows its own outline, so the horse pattern's rhythm can end at the edge of the artwork rather than inside a rectangle. Each piece becomes a single printed object, a fragment of Edo-period pattern that can be placed on a surface a full print would never suit. For collectors of Japanese art, the format turns a historical woodblock design into something small, direct and personal.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Sticker Space","offers":[{"title":"2\" × 2\" \/ Transparent","offer_id":48291252306138,"sku":"TSS-STICK-KTSHKS-2X2-203","price":2.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2\" × 2\" \/ White","offer_id":48291252338906,"sku":"TSS-STICK-KTSHKS-2X2-204","price":2.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"3\" × 3\" \/ Transparent","offer_id":48291252371674,"sku":"TSS-STICK-KTSHKS-3X3-203","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"3\" × 3\" \/ White","offer_id":48291252404442,"sku":"TSS-STICK-KTSHKS-3X3-204","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"4\" × 4\" \/ Transparent","offer_id":48291252437210,"sku":"TSS-STICK-KTSHKS-4X4-203","price":3.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"4\" × 4\" \/ White","offer_id":48291252469978,"sku":"TSS-STICK-KTSHKS-4X4-204","price":3.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"6\" × 6\" \/ Transparent","offer_id":48291252502746,"sku":"TSS-STICK-KTSHKS-6X6-203","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"6\" × 6\" \/ White","offer_id":48291252535514,"sku":"TSS-STICK-KTSHKS-6X6-204","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0493\/3949\/8646\/files\/katsushika-hokusai-horse-pattern-koma-shbu-from-the-series-horses-1822-sticker-vinyl-kiss-cut-decal-TSS-STICK-KTSHKS-2X2-204-alt-3.webp?v=1785698383","url":"https:\/\/thestickerspace.com\/products\/katsushika-hokusai-horse-pattern-koma-shbu-from-the-series-horses-1822-sticker-vinyl-kiss-cut-decal","provider":"The Sticker Space","version":"1.0","type":"link"}