{"product_id":"kitagawa-utamaro-the-hour-of-the-ox-1-am3-am-ca-1794-sticker-vinyl-kiss-cut-decal","title":"Kitagawa Utamaro - The Hour of the Ox (1 A.M.–3 A.M.) - ca. 1794 - STICKER Vinyl Kiss-Cut Decal","description":"\u003ch1\u003eKitagawa Utamaro - The Hour of the Ox (1 A.M.–3 A.M.) - ca. 1794 - STICKER Vinyl Kiss-Cut Decal\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis design reproduces Kitagawa Utamaro's woodblock print \u003cem\u003eThe Hour of the Ox\u003c\/em\u003e, a late eighteenth-century ukiyo-e scene of women moving through an interior in the middle of the night.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe image is built on a tall vertical rectangle, with a hanging cartouche setting the upright rhythm of the frame. A standing woman in a black striped kimono dominates the left side, her gaze turned downward. Beside her, another woman holds a small object at her waist, and a third figure wears sandals in the lower part of the scene. A folding screen patterned with stars anchors the background. The palette is restrained: pale tan, near black, cream white, with apricot orange and dusty rose warming the figures. The line work is fine and deliberate, and the composition moves in gentle, flowing curves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe title names the hour of the Ox, the second of the twelve traditional Japanese double-hours, which runs from 1 A.M. to 3 A.M. The scene turns that abstract division of time into a domestic moment, showing how the night was lived inside the Edo period's urban world. Utamaro, one of the most celebrated masters of ukiyo-e, the \"pictures of the floating world,\" made his reputation with refined depictions of women and everyday life. This print preserves that sensibility: a quiet, serene record of Japanese timekeeping and cultural life from around 1794.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eOn the Kiss-Cut Stickers\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA kiss-cut sticker is trimmed to its own outline, so the artwork reads as an object rather than a rectangle. The strong vertical format of this print suits that treatment, letting the cartouche and standing figure define the sticker's silhouette. Because the image is seen up close and handled, the fine linework and the quiet interplay of pale and dark tones stay legible at a glance, rewarding a second look.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Sticker Space","offers":[{"title":"2\" × 2\" \/ Transparent","offer_id":48290755805402,"sku":"TSS-STICK-KTGTMR-2X2-221","price":2.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2\" × 2\" \/ White","offer_id":48290755838170,"sku":"TSS-STICK-KTGTMR-2X2-222","price":2.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"3\" × 3\" \/ Transparent","offer_id":48290755870938,"sku":"TSS-STICK-KTGTMR-3X3-221","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"3\" × 3\" \/ White","offer_id":48290755903706,"sku":"TSS-STICK-KTGTMR-3X3-222","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"4\" × 4\" \/ Transparent","offer_id":48290755936474,"sku":"TSS-STICK-KTGTMR-4X4-221","price":3.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"4\" × 4\" \/ White","offer_id":48290755969242,"sku":"TSS-STICK-KTGTMR-4X4-222","price":3.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"6\" × 6\" \/ Transparent","offer_id":48290756002010,"sku":"TSS-STICK-KTGTMR-6X6-221","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"6\" × 6\" \/ White","offer_id":48290756034778,"sku":"TSS-STICK-KTGTMR-6X6-222","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0493\/3949\/8646\/files\/kitagawa-utamaro-the-hour-of-the-ox-1-am3-am-ca-1794-sticker-vinyl-kiss-cut-decal-TSS-STICK-KTGTMR-2X2-222-alt-3.webp?v=1785687117","url":"https:\/\/thestickerspace.com\/products\/kitagawa-utamaro-the-hour-of-the-ox-1-am3-am-ca-1794-sticker-vinyl-kiss-cut-decal","provider":"The Sticker Space","version":"1.0","type":"link"}