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  • Small painted courtier in a black robe holding a folding fan, seated beside calligraphy on a pale album page.
  • Small painted courtier in a black robe holding a folding fan, seated beside calligraphy on a pale album page.
  • Small painted courtier in a black robe holding a folding fan, seated beside calligraphy on a pale album page.
  • Small painted courtier in a black robe holding a folding fan, seated beside calligraphy on a pale album page.
  • Small painted courtier in a black robe holding a folding fan, seated beside calligraphy on a pale album page.
  • Small painted courtier in a black robe holding a folding fan, seated beside calligraphy on a pale album page.
  • Small painted courtier in a black robe holding a folding fan, seated beside calligraphy on a pale album page.
  • Small painted courtier in a black robe holding a folding fan, seated beside calligraphy on a pale album page.
  • Small painted courtier in a black robe holding a folding fan, seated beside calligraphy on a pale album page.
  • Small painted courtier in a black robe holding a folding fan, seated beside calligraphy on a pale album page.
  • Small painted courtier in a black robe holding a folding fan, seated beside calligraphy on a pale album page.
  • Small painted courtier in a black robe holding a folding fan, seated beside calligraphy on a pale album page.
  • Small painted courtier in a black robe holding a folding fan, seated beside calligraphy on a pale album page.
  • Small painted courtier in a black robe holding a folding fan, seated beside calligraphy on a pale album page.
  • Small painted courtier in a black robe holding a folding fan, seated beside calligraphy on a pale album page.
  • Small painted courtier in a black robe holding a folding fan, seated beside calligraphy on a pale album page.
  • Small painted courtier in a black robe holding a folding fan, seated beside calligraphy on a pale album page.
  • Small painted courtier in a black robe holding a folding fan, seated beside calligraphy on a pale album page.
  • Small painted courtier in a black robe holding a folding fan, seated beside calligraphy on a pale album page.
  • Small painted courtier in a black robe holding a folding fan, seated beside calligraphy on a pale album page.
  • Small painted courtier in a black robe holding a folding fan, seated beside calligraphy on a pale album page.
  • Small painted courtier in a black robe holding a folding fan, seated beside calligraphy on a pale album page.
  • Small painted courtier in a black robe holding a folding fan, seated beside calligraphy on a pale album page.
  • Small painted courtier in a black robe holding a folding fan, seated beside calligraphy on a pale album page.
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Sumiyoshi Gukei - Portraits and Poems of the Thirty-six Poetic Immortals - 1674–92 v4 - STICKER Vinyl Kiss-Cut Decal

Sumiyoshi Gukei - Portraits and Poems of the Thirty-six Poetic Immortals - 1674–92 v4 - STICKER Vinyl Kiss-Cut Decal

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Sumiyoshi Gukei - Portraits and Poems of the Thirty-six Poetic Immortals - 1674–92 v4 - STICKER Vinyl Kiss-Cut Decal

This design reproduces a single leaf from Sumiyoshi Gukei's album of portraits of the Thirty-six Poetic Immortals, a seventeenth-century record of Japan's most revered waka poets.

Visual Elements & Composition

The image is built on a rectangular album leaf in parchment beige, with pale grey-white and ivory passages around the figures. Ink black dominates, drawn in fine brushwork. A seated courtier in a black robe holds a folding fan, and a second courtier wearing a black cap sits nearby, their outlines sharp against the pale ground. Two lines of Japanese text run down the leaf, including the characters 凡河内躬恒, the name of the poet Ōshikōchi no Mitsune. The restrained palette and open paper make the text and the figures read as a single, calm arrangement.

Meaning & Symbolism

The Thirty-six Poetic Immortals were formalised as a canon in later centuries, pairing an idealised likeness of each master poet with an example of his verse. The grouping treats classical waka as a spiritual discipline and as a core part of Japanese cultural identity. Gukei, a member of the Sumiyoshi school, worked within the yamato-e tradition, carrying classical court painting into the taste of the Edo-period merchant class. This leaf shows that bridge in practice: an aristocratic subject, a poet's name and a courtly pose, rendered in the clear, economical manner of the Edo period.

Why It Works as a Sticker

A kiss-cut sticker follows its own outline, so the seated figures and the edge of the album leaf become the shape of the object itself. Because the composition depends on silhouette and contrast, the black robes and cap hold their identity at small scale. It suits collectors of Japanese painting and anyone who keeps the classical poets close at hand.

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Glossy kiss-cut vinyl stickers made for smooth, indoor surfaces — laptops, journals, mirrors, and other finished items. Crisp edges, vivid color, strong hold, and not waterproof.

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