{"product_id":"utagawa-hiroshige-sudden-shower-at-shno-from-the-series-fifty-three-stations-of-the-tkaid-183435-sticker-vinyl-kiss-cut-decal","title":"Utagawa Hiroshige - Sudden Shower at Shōno, from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō - 1834–35 - STICKER Vinyl Kiss-Cut Decal","description":"\u003ch1\u003eUtagawa Hiroshige - Sudden Shower at Shōno, from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō - 1834–35 - STICKER Vinyl Kiss-Cut Decal\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUtagawa Hiroshige's \u003cem\u003eSudden Shower at Shōno\u003c\/em\u003e freezes the instant travelers on the Tōkaidō road are caught in a heavy downpour, rendered as a classic ukiyo-e woodblock print from 1834–35.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe horizontal, rectangular panel is built on diagonal lines: slanting strokes of rain sweep across the scene and set the figures moving through it. Travelers in straw rain capes and hats hurry along the road, while rooftops and a bamboo grove sit in the background. The palette is restrained, dominated by deep indigo, grey, and teal, with dark olive, muted green, and straw yellow picking out the earth tones. The printed Japanese characters 東海道, 五拾三次之内, 庄野, and 廣重画 name the road, the series, the station, and the artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe print comes from \u003cem\u003eThe Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō\u003c\/em\u003e, the series that made Hiroshige famous, which follows the road linking Edo and Kyoto through its post towns. Shōno was one of those stations, and the sudden rain was a familiar hazard of the journey. The scene carries the Edo-period themes of travel, the natural world, and the ephemeral quality of weather, where a storm passes as quickly as it arrives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eShaped to Its Own Outline\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA kiss-cut sticker is cut to the contour of its artwork, so the rain-swept panel becomes its own shape on whatever surface it joins. The diagonal rain reads as motion across the cut edge, and the travelers stay legible at close range, where a viewer picks out each cape and hat. Placed on a laptop, journal, or window, the print turns a flat surface into a small stretch of Tōkaidō road.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Sticker Space","offers":[{"title":"2\" × 2\" \/ Transparent","offer_id":48289763983578,"sku":"TSS-STICK-TGWHRS-2X2-795","price":2.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2\" × 2\" \/ White","offer_id":48289764016346,"sku":"TSS-STICK-TGWHRS-2X2-796","price":2.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"3\" × 3\" \/ Transparent","offer_id":48289764049114,"sku":"TSS-STICK-TGWHRS-3X3-795","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"3\" × 3\" \/ White","offer_id":48289764081882,"sku":"TSS-STICK-TGWHRS-3X3-796","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"4\" × 4\" \/ Transparent","offer_id":48289764114650,"sku":"TSS-STICK-TGWHRS-4X4-795","price":3.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"4\" × 4\" \/ White","offer_id":48289764147418,"sku":"TSS-STICK-TGWHRS-4X4-796","price":3.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"6\" × 6\" \/ Transparent","offer_id":48289764180186,"sku":"TSS-STICK-TGWHRS-6X6-795","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"6\" × 6\" \/ White","offer_id":48289764212954,"sku":"TSS-STICK-TGWHRS-6X6-796","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0493\/3949\/8646\/files\/utagawa-hiroshige-sudden-shower-at-shno-from-the-series-fifty-three-stations-of-the-tkaid-183435-sticker-vinyl-kiss-cut-decal-TSS-STICK-TGWHRS-2X2-796-alt-3.webp?v=1785650981","url":"https:\/\/thestickerspace.com\/products\/utagawa-hiroshige-sudden-shower-at-shno-from-the-series-fifty-three-stations-of-the-tkaid-183435-sticker-vinyl-kiss-cut-decal","provider":"The Sticker Space","version":"1.0","type":"link"}