{"product_id":"unidentified-artist-portrait-of-shunoku-myha-ca-1383-v3-sticker-vinyl-kiss-cut-decal","title":"Unidentified artist - Portrait of Shun'oku Myōha - ca. 1383 v3 - STICKER Vinyl Kiss-Cut Decal","description":"\u003ch1\u003eUnidentified artist - Portrait of Shun'oku Myōha - ca. 1383 v3 - STICKER Vinyl Kiss-Cut Decal\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a close-cropped portrait of Shun'oku Myōha, a Rinzai Zen monk, painted in the late fourteenth century and rendered here in detail from a silk painting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe composition is built on warm, layered colour: rust red and slate blue robes sit against dark brown, with gold picking out a floral brocade pattern across the fabric. Jade green adds a cool counterpoint near the edges. The crop concentrates on the seated figure in its layered robes, with curved sleeve forms sweeping through the frame and one hand resting quietly on a sleeve. Nothing competes with the figure; the eye travels from the drape of cloth to the stillness of the hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWorks of this kind belong to chinsō, Zen portraiture, made to record lineage and the transmission of teaching from master to successor. Shun'oku Myōha was a prominent figure in the Myōshin-ji lineage, and a portrait of him was meant to hold his presence for disciples and serve as a focus for veneration long after his death. The painting dates to the Nanbokuchō period and stands as a record of how monastic art helped shape sectarian identity in medieval Japan. The posture of authority and meditation carries that purpose: the teacher is shown as composed, seated and attentive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMade for the Sticker Form\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA kiss-cut sticker takes the outline of its artwork and nothing more, so the robes, sleeves and hand become the shape itself. The design reads best up close, which suits a sticker that sits on a surface at arm's length and rewards a second look. Collectors of Zen iconography and anyone drawn to the quiet of medieval Japanese painting will recognise the restraint in the figure and the gold pattern of the cloth.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Sticker Space","offers":[{"title":"2 Inch \/ Transparent","offer_id":48527757836506,"sku":"52803805011587165229","price":2.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2 Inch \/ White","offer_id":48527757869274,"sku":"33420443726049396357","price":2.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"3 Inch \/ Transparent","offer_id":48527757902042,"sku":"12102000647632668961","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"3 Inch \/ White","offer_id":48527757934810,"sku":"23551678288061954218","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"4 Inch \/ Transparent","offer_id":48527757967578,"sku":"28956716870632674613","price":3.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"4 Inch \/ White","offer_id":48527758000346,"sku":"68316313034914889560","price":3.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"6 Inch \/ Transparent","offer_id":48527758033114,"sku":"26242589871291311828","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"6 Inch \/ White","offer_id":48527758065882,"sku":"32195292233812220554","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0493\/3949\/8646\/files\/unidentified-artist-portrait-of-shunoku-myha-ca-1383-v3-sticker-vinyl-kiss-cut-decal-unknown-alt-3.webp?v=1788057830","url":"https:\/\/thestickerspace.com\/products\/unidentified-artist-portrait-of-shunoku-myha-ca-1383-v3-sticker-vinyl-kiss-cut-decal","provider":"The Sticker Space","version":"1.0","type":"link"}