{"product_id":"yashima-gakutei-tamamo-no-mae-and-the-archer-miura-kuranosuke-1835-sticker-vinyl-kiss-cut-decal","title":"Yashima Gakutei - Tamamo no Mae and the Archer Miura Kuranosuke - 1835 - STICKER Vinyl Kiss-Cut Decal","description":"\u003ch1\u003eYashima Gakutei - Tamamo no Mae and the Archer Miura Kuranosuke - 1835 - STICKER Vinyl Kiss-Cut Decal\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYashima Gakutei's 1835 woodblock print stages a tense encounter between the fox spirit Tamamo no Mae and the archer Miura Kuranosuke, set in the world of Japanese legend.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe composition is built on a vertical rectangle, with a full moon hanging in the night sky as its brightest point. A ghostly woman with long, flowing grey hair holds a fan, her pale figure set against the dark ground. Opposite her, an armoured warrior grips a red-shafted spear, and the crimson of that shaft draws the eye across the scene. The palette is restrained: black, olive green, pale grey and ochre, with crimson as the single strong accent. A small vertical character, 連, sits within the print and adds a touch of calligraphic texture to the layout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTamamo no Mae is a nine-tailed fox spirit from Japanese folklore, a shape-shifting figure who takes a human form and lures the powerful around her. Miura Kuranosuke is the skilled archer of the legend, the one who ends her threat. The full moon and the night setting carry the supernatural weight of the story, while the spear and the drawn tension between the two figures show the moment that turns the tale. Gakutei produced the print during the late Edo period, when woodblock artists were turning popular legends into dramatic, narrative images for a wide audience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy It Works on a Kiss-Cut Sticker\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA kiss-cut sticker is cut to its own outline, so the silhouette of the moon, the figures and the spear becomes the edge of the object itself. The design reads as a single shape rather than a framed picture, which suits a print built around one bold, moonlit confrontation. Placed on a laptop, a notebook or a favourite object, it brings a piece of Edo-period storytelling into everyday view, and for fans of Japanese folklore it marks the story at a glance.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Sticker Space","offers":[{"title":"2\" × 2\" \/ Transparent","offer_id":48288980861146,"sku":"TSS-STICK-YSHGKT-2X2-111","price":2.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2\" × 2\" \/ White","offer_id":48288980893914,"sku":"TSS-STICK-YSHGKT-2X2-112","price":2.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"3\" × 3\" \/ Transparent","offer_id":48288980926682,"sku":"TSS-STICK-YSHGKT-3X3-111","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"3\" × 3\" \/ White","offer_id":48288980959450,"sku":"TSS-STICK-YSHGKT-3X3-112","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"4\" × 4\" \/ Transparent","offer_id":48288980992218,"sku":"TSS-STICK-YSHGKT-4X4-111","price":3.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"4\" × 4\" \/ White","offer_id":48288981024986,"sku":"TSS-STICK-YSHGKT-4X4-112","price":3.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"6\" × 6\" \/ Transparent","offer_id":48288981057754,"sku":"TSS-STICK-YSHGKT-6X6-111","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"6\" × 6\" \/ White","offer_id":48288981090522,"sku":"TSS-STICK-YSHGKT-6X6-112","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0493\/3949\/8646\/files\/yashima-gakutei-tamamo-no-mae-and-the-archer-miura-kuranosuke-1835-sticker-vinyl-kiss-cut-decal-TSS-STICK-YSHGKT-2X2-112-alt-3.webp?v=1785624052","url":"https:\/\/thestickerspace.com\/products\/yashima-gakutei-tamamo-no-mae-and-the-archer-miura-kuranosuke-1835-sticker-vinyl-kiss-cut-decal","provider":"The Sticker Space","version":"1.0","type":"link"}