{"product_id":"utagawa-kunitoshi-view-of-the-imperial-carriage-1889-meiji-22-sticker-vinyl-kiss-cut-decal","title":"Utagawa Kunitoshi - View of the Imperial Carriage - 1889 (Meiji 22) - STICKER Vinyl Kiss-Cut Decal","description":"\u003ch1\u003eUtagawa Kunitoshi - View of the Imperial Carriage - 1889 (Meiji 22) - STICKER Vinyl Kiss-Cut Decal\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis ukiyo-e triptych by Utagawa Kunitoshi, printed in 1889, places an imperial carriage at the centre of a formal procession drawn in the traditional woodblock manner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe carriage, a hōren, dominates the composition, its gilt chrysanthemum crests catching the eye against brick red, tan and pale blue. Around it move a mounted escort in red and dark uniforms, footmen in red-and-black striped costume, and two men in top hats seated on the carriage box. Mount Fuji rises in the distance, and a stone-walled castle moat with banners anchors the lower edge. The title inscription, 御鳳輦之圖, reads \"Picture of the Imperial Carriage\" and sits within the printed panels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe chrysanthemum is the emblem of the Japanese imperial house, so the gilded crests make the carriage's rank plain without a word of explanation. The procession dates to the Meiji era, when Japan was reshaping its court ceremony while holding on to older customs. Western-style top hats sit beside traditional dress and the ancient vista of Fuji, a visual record of that transition. Kunitoshi worked in the late nineteenth-century woodblock tradition, and this print preserves a moment of state ceremony through that craft.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eOn the Kiss-Cut Sticker\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA kiss-cut sticker follows its own outline, so the carriage, its escort and the curve of the moat can stand alone as a single silhouette. Placed on a laptop lid, a journal cover or a window, the procession reads as a deliberate piece of composition rather than a background. For a collector of Meiji prints, the sticker carries the scene into everyday surfaces at a scale that suits close viewing.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Sticker Space","offers":[{"title":"2\" × 2\" \/ Transparent","offer_id":48289389641946,"sku":"TSS-STICK-TGWKNT-2X2-15","price":2.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2\" × 2\" \/ White","offer_id":48289389674714,"sku":"TSS-STICK-TGWKNT-2X2-16","price":2.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"3\" × 3\" \/ Transparent","offer_id":48289389707482,"sku":"TSS-STICK-TGWKNT-3X3-15","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"3\" × 3\" \/ White","offer_id":48289389740250,"sku":"TSS-STICK-TGWKNT-3X3-16","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"4\" × 4\" \/ Transparent","offer_id":48289389773018,"sku":"TSS-STICK-TGWKNT-4X4-15","price":3.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"4\" × 4\" \/ White","offer_id":48289389805786,"sku":"TSS-STICK-TGWKNT-4X4-16","price":3.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"6\" × 6\" \/ Transparent","offer_id":48289389838554,"sku":"TSS-STICK-TGWKNT-6X6-15","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"6\" × 6\" \/ White","offer_id":48289389871322,"sku":"TSS-STICK-TGWKNT-6X6-16","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0493\/3949\/8646\/files\/utagawa-kunitoshi-view-of-the-imperial-carriage-1889-meiji-22-sticker-vinyl-kiss-cut-decal-TSS-STICK-TGWKNT-2X2-16-alt-3.webp?v=1785636459","url":"https:\/\/thestickerspace.com\/products\/utagawa-kunitoshi-view-of-the-imperial-carriage-1889-meiji-22-sticker-vinyl-kiss-cut-decal","provider":"The Sticker Space","version":"1.0","type":"link"}