Oni, Peacock, Cat and Shishi - Utagawa Kunisada iPhone Case

In Utagawa Kunisada's astonishing ukiyo-e tableau, the canvas teems with mischief, beauty, and latent chaos—a world where folklore breathes and boundaries dissolve. A scarlet-skinned oni, bloated with both menace and folly, looms with sinewy power. Its club—a twisted echo of petrified wood—hangs slack in its grip, as though it has forgotten whether to protect or destroy.

To the side, a peacock's tail shimmers like a glimmering tapestry. Its feathers unfurling like maps to realms unseen, charting constellations of immortality and pride. Below them, a purple shishi growls, its leonine fur spiraling into hypnotic eddies, each curl more labyrinthine than the last. And then, as if a sly cosmic joke, a cat perches nearby in a riotous kimono. Its gaze sharp. With an expression inscrutably human.

This world is alive with contradiction—humor hums beneath the surface. Yet the print speaks of immortality, protection, and the fragile theater of life itself. Patterns, color, and story fuse in this breathtaking, surreal vision of Edo-period genius.