Samurai Jeans SJST26-102 Heavyweight Logo Print Tee

SJST26-102

• Samurai Jeans Original heavyweight loopwheel fabric
• 100% Cotton
• One Wash
• Samurai Original screen printed "Fierce Warrior" front and back logo print
• Binder neck construction
• Regular fit
  

Crafted using carefully selected high-quality raw cotton, this fabric is knitted meticulously on the "Daimaru" circular knitting machine, which has been used in Japan since the early 20th century. This fabric features a rich texture with warmth, and allows for a comfortable wearing experience. The stitching for the binder neck is done using a special machine with a three-needle, one-drop stitch.

The graphic on this tee draws from the work of Utagawa Kuniyoshi, the Edo-period woodblock print artist who became one of Japan's most celebrated illustrators virtually overnight on the strength of his fierce, dynamic warrior compositions. Kuniyoshi's ability to render the raw power of mounted samurai and battle horses with an energy that felt almost alive set him apart from his contemporaries, and his work has lost none of that charge in the centuries since. The image adapted here depicts a general on horseback, great axe in hand, riding hard through snow at the head of his forces, a scene that captures something essential about Japanese warrior culture and the visual language Kuniyoshi used to bring it to life.

*Model is pictured wearing a size L. He weighs 70kg (154 pounds) and is 178cm (5’11”) tall.