{"product_id":"utagawa-hiroshige-vesper-bell-at-mii-temple-lake-biwa-ca-1835-sticker-vinyl-kiss-cut-decal","title":"Utagawa Hiroshige - Vesper Bell at Mii Temple, Lake Biwa - ca. 1835 - STICKER Vinyl Kiss-Cut Decal","description":"\u003ch1\u003eUtagawa Hiroshige - Vesper Bell at Mii Temple, Lake Biwa - ca. 1835 - STICKER Vinyl Kiss-Cut Decal\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUtagawa Hiroshige's Ukiyo-e woodblock print freezes a twilight moment at Mii Temple, where the evening bell rings out over the still waters of Lake Biwa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe scene is built in layers of soft colour: dusk gold and pale mauve sit above the lake, slate teal water opens across the middle, and sage grey-green and deep green slopes climb toward the temple. A snow-capped mountain rises in the distance, while pine trees frame the foreground. Temple buildings nestle among the wooded hillside, and a village of red-roofed houses and haystacks in a field add quiet domestic detail. The vermilion title label and the rectangular poem cartouche carry the printed text 近江八景之内 and 三井晩鐘, which name the series and the scene.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe print belongs to Hiroshige's celebrated \"Eight Views of Ōmi\" series, and the bell at Mii-dera, the vesper bell, is the subject the series names as 三井晩鐘, \"the evening bell at Mii.\" Its sound marks the close of the day and carries the calm of the hour. The work reflects the Edo-period ideal of religious architecture sitting in harmony with the natural world, a theme that runs through Ukiyo-e landscape printing of the 1830s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMade for the Cut Edge\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause this decal is cut to its own outline, the temple roofline, the pine silhouettes and the curve of the hillside become the edge of the object itself. The image reads as a single shape rather than a rectangle, so the twilight scene can be placed on a surface and seen as a complete composition, a small window onto Lake Biwa at dusk.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Sticker Space","offers":[{"title":"2\" × 2\" \/ Transparent","offer_id":48289689567450,"sku":"TSS-STICK-TGWHRS-2X2-989","price":2.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2\" × 2\" \/ White","offer_id":48289689600218,"sku":"TSS-STICK-TGWHRS-2X2-990","price":2.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"3\" × 3\" \/ Transparent","offer_id":48289689632986,"sku":"TSS-STICK-TGWHRS-3X3-989","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"3\" × 3\" \/ White","offer_id":48289689665754,"sku":"TSS-STICK-TGWHRS-3X3-990","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"4\" × 4\" \/ Transparent","offer_id":48289689698522,"sku":"TSS-STICK-TGWHRS-4X4-989","price":3.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"4\" × 4\" \/ White","offer_id":48289689731290,"sku":"TSS-STICK-TGWHRS-4X4-990","price":3.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"6\" × 6\" \/ Transparent","offer_id":48289689764058,"sku":"TSS-STICK-TGWHRS-6X6-989","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"6\" × 6\" \/ White","offer_id":48289689796826,"sku":"TSS-STICK-TGWHRS-6X6-990","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0493\/3949\/8646\/files\/utagawa-hiroshige-vesper-bell-at-mii-temple-lake-biwa-ca-1835-sticker-vinyl-kiss-cut-decal-TSS-STICK-TGWHRS-2X2-990-alt-3.webp?v=1785648165","url":"https:\/\/thestickerspace.com\/products\/utagawa-hiroshige-vesper-bell-at-mii-temple-lake-biwa-ca-1835-sticker-vinyl-kiss-cut-decal","provider":"The Sticker Space","version":"1.0","type":"link"}