{"product_id":"kitagawa-utamaro-a-woman-snatching-a-bag-of-sweetmeats-from-her-mother-unknown-sticker-vinyl-kiss-cut-decal","title":"Kitagawa Utamaro - A Woman Snatching a Bag of Sweetmeats from Her MotHer - unknown - STICKER Vinyl Kiss-Cut Decal","description":"\u003ch1\u003eKitagawa Utamaro - A Woman Snatching a Bag of Sweetmeats from Her MotHer - unknown - STICKER Vinyl Kiss-Cut Decal\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a Ukiyo-e woodblock print by Kitagawa Utamaro, showing a playful domestic moment in which a standing woman snatches a bag of sweets from another woman.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe composition runs in a vertical rectangle, with the action anchored by a standing woman in a dark kimono who holds a netted purse aloft. Opposite her, a kneeling woman presses her hands together in a gesture of pleading or surprise. A pine tree painted on a folding screen sits behind them, and an inset panel shows a swordsman and a kneeling man. The palette is parchment beige, charcoal black, pine green, salmon and pale tan, with fine linework carrying the expressions. Printed text in the inset reads 臣蔵五段目.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe inset panel refers to Chūshingura, the celebrated tale of the forty-seven ronin, and its fifth act. Set against that heroic drama, the everyday squabble over sweets becomes a comic counterpoint, a reminder that Edo-period audiences found humour in ordinary family life. The pine on the screen signals a traditional interior, while the sweetmeats point to the small indulgences of the period. Utamaro, active in the 1790s, was known for capturing these candid, human moments.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eOn the Kiss-Cut Sticker\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA kiss-cut sticker follows its own outline, so the vertical figures, screen and inset panel keep their shape once the sticker is cut. The result is a print that reads as a single object, with the grasping hands and the framed scene held together. Collectors of Ukiyo-e and fans of Japanese woodblock prints will recognise the moment at once.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Sticker Space","offers":[{"title":"2\" × 2\" \/ Transparent","offer_id":48290919153882,"sku":"TSS-STICK-KTGTMR-2X2-27","price":2.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2\" × 2\" \/ White","offer_id":48290919186650,"sku":"TSS-STICK-KTGTMR-2X2-28","price":2.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"3\" × 3\" \/ Transparent","offer_id":48290919219418,"sku":"TSS-STICK-KTGTMR-3X3-27","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"3\" × 3\" \/ White","offer_id":48290919252186,"sku":"TSS-STICK-KTGTMR-3X3-28","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"4\" × 4\" \/ Transparent","offer_id":48290919284954,"sku":"TSS-STICK-KTGTMR-4X4-27","price":3.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"4\" × 4\" \/ White","offer_id":48290919317722,"sku":"TSS-STICK-KTGTMR-4X4-28","price":3.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"6\" × 6\" \/ Transparent","offer_id":48290919350490,"sku":"TSS-STICK-KTGTMR-6X6-27","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"6\" × 6\" \/ White","offer_id":48290919383258,"sku":"TSS-STICK-KTGTMR-6X6-28","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0493\/3949\/8646\/files\/kitagawa-utamaro-a-woman-snatching-a-bag-of-sweetmeats-from-her-mother-unknown-sticker-vinyl-kiss-cut-decal-TSS-STICK-KTGTMR-2X2-28-alt-3.webp?v=1785690264","url":"https:\/\/thestickerspace.com\/products\/kitagawa-utamaro-a-woman-snatching-a-bag-of-sweetmeats-from-her-mother-unknown-sticker-vinyl-kiss-cut-decal","provider":"The Sticker Space","version":"1.0","type":"link"}