【歌舞伎三十六句 廿五 うわばみおよし】Thirty-six Kabuki poems - Uwabami Oyoshi – Ukiyo-e T-Shirt by Toyohara Kunichika

Wear a hand-redrawn piece of Japanese visual culture.

This ORERYU WORLD T-shirt features “歌舞伎三十六句 廿五 うわばみおよし” (Thirty-six Kabuki poems - Uwabami Oyoshi), a design attributed to Toyohara Kunichika. We carefully adapt the historic image for a clean, expressive print that can be worn and enjoyed today.

Hand-Traced for a Sharper Print

Every artwork in this collection is manually traced line by line by our studio. It is not simply enlarged from a small source image or passed through an automatic filter. Rebuilding the image by hand gives the print clearer contours and more controlled detail.

• Crisper line art: Fine strokes retain a cleaner edge instead of becoming soft or blurry.
• Clearer color separation: Full-color designs keep stronger boundaries between neighboring colors.
• Careful wearable adaptation: The artwork is adjusted for the scale and visual impact of a T-shirt print.
• Made one at a time: Each shirt is produced on demand, helping avoid unnecessary overproduction.

The Artist: Toyohara Kunichika

Toyohara Kunichika carried the drama of ukiyo-e into the rapidly modernizing Meiji era. Known especially for vivid kabuki portraits, he used intense color and close-up compositions to preserve the excitement and personality of the stage.

The Story Behind the Artist

Kunichika kept the woodblock portrait alive while photography and Western printing were arriving in Japan. Instead of retreating from the new age, he pushed closer to the actor's face and intensified the color. Many of his portraits work like nineteenth-century theater posters: immediate, dramatic, and built to stop the eye.

The T-Shirt

The artwork is printed on the Bella + Canvas 3001 Unisex Staple T-Shirt, the same dependable Printful body used for our GOROKU collection. It is soft and lightweight, with a regular unisex fit and enough stretch for comfortable everyday wear.

• White solid-color body: 100% Airlume combed and ring-spun cotton
• Fabric weight: 4.2 oz./yd.² (142 g/m²)
• Pre-shrunk fabric
• Side-seamed construction
• Shoulder-to-shoulder taping
• Tear-away label
• Blank product sourced from Nicaragua, Mexico, Honduras, or the US

Please note: White and other light-colored fabrics may appear slightly sheer under certain lighting conditions. Check the size guide before ordering.

Care Instructions

• Machine wash cold, inside out, on a gentle cycle with mild detergent.
• Do not use fabric softener.
• Tumble dry low or hang dry for the longest life.
• Cool iron inside out if needed. Do not iron directly over the print.
• Do not dry clean.

Age restrictions: For adults
EU Warranty: 2 years

In compliance with the General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR), Taiyo Co., Ltd., ORERYU SOUHONKE Division ensures that all consumer products offered are safe and meet EU standards. For product safety inquiries or concerns, please contact us at kataoka@taiyou-sya.com or write to us at 28-11 Iiguradai, Sosa-shi, Chiba 289-2147, Japan.

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