{"product_id":"kitagawa-utamaro-the-lady-tomimoto-toyohina-reading-a-letter-1790-sticker-vinyl-kiss-cut-decal","title":"Kitagawa Utamaro - The Lady Tomimoto Toyohina Reading a Letter - 1790 - STICKER Vinyl Kiss-Cut Decal","description":"\u003ch1\u003eKitagawa Utamaro - The Lady Tomimoto Toyohina Reading a Letter - 1790 - STICKER Vinyl Kiss-Cut Decal\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA bust-length portrait of a woman absorbed in a letter, drawn in the bijin-ga style that Kitagawa Utamaro made famous in Edo-period Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe vertical composition centres on the figure, whose pale skin tone and near-black kimono hold the eye. A red collar breaks the darkness at the neckline, and gold hairpins sit within a black coiffure that frames the face. Small yellow blossoms or petals are held in her hand, adding a note of warm gold against the muted dusty pink and pale grey paper. Delicate line work defines the features and the fall of the fabric, and the restrained palette keeps every detail legible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe print records a quiet, private instant: a woman reading a letter, her expression and posture turned inward. Reading and literacy were marks of refinement in the Edo period, and the artwork treats this everyday act with the same care given to formal portraiture. Lady Tomimoto Toyohina is the historical figure at its centre, and the piece stands as a 1790 example of Utamaro's refined ukiyo-e tradition, where woodblock printing carried images of elegance and daily life to a wide audience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eOn the Kiss-Cut Sticker\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA kiss-cut sticker is trimmed to its own outline, so the figure's silhouette, with its dark kimono and gold pins, is the shape that meets the surface. Because the design is a single close portrait, it reads best at arm's length, rewarding a second look at the fine line work as the sticker is turned in the light.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Sticker Space","offers":[{"title":"2\" × 2\" \/ Transparent","offer_id":48290753970394,"sku":"TSS-STICK-KTGTMR-2X2-227","price":2.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2\" × 2\" \/ White","offer_id":48290754003162,"sku":"TSS-STICK-KTGTMR-2X2-228","price":2.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"3\" × 3\" \/ Transparent","offer_id":48290754035930,"sku":"TSS-STICK-KTGTMR-3X3-227","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"3\" × 3\" \/ White","offer_id":48290754068698,"sku":"TSS-STICK-KTGTMR-3X3-228","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"4\" × 4\" \/ Transparent","offer_id":48290754101466,"sku":"TSS-STICK-KTGTMR-4X4-227","price":3.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"4\" × 4\" \/ White","offer_id":48290754134234,"sku":"TSS-STICK-KTGTMR-4X4-228","price":3.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"6\" × 6\" \/ Transparent","offer_id":48290754167002,"sku":"TSS-STICK-KTGTMR-6X6-227","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"6\" × 6\" \/ White","offer_id":48290754199770,"sku":"TSS-STICK-KTGTMR-6X6-228","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0493\/3949\/8646\/files\/kitagawa-utamaro-the-lady-tomimoto-toyohina-reading-a-letter-1790-sticker-vinyl-kiss-cut-decal-TSS-STICK-KTGTMR-2X2-228-alt-3.webp?v=1785687030","url":"https:\/\/thestickerspace.com\/products\/kitagawa-utamaro-the-lady-tomimoto-toyohina-reading-a-letter-1790-sticker-vinyl-kiss-cut-decal","provider":"The Sticker Space","version":"1.0","type":"link"}