ELEPHANT T-shirt

Dream on a spring night
It is a design of a small birds, an elephant, and ‘Housouge’ made with fine line drawings. ‘Housouge’ is an imaginary flower that combines five-petaled arabesque flowers, and is a pattern mainly seen in Buddhist decorative art. In addition, the white elephant is an auspicious spiritual animal that is also depicted as a vehicle for the Buddha. The design is inspired by the Pure Land of Paradise, with elephants playing with small birds and flowers blooming profusely.　The text on the left sleeve is ‘Just like a dream on a spring night’. It means that all things are fleeting and pass away.

【 Episode ～ Enjoy Japan! ～ 】
Although elephants are not native to Japan, they have long been depicted in art and sculpture – likely due to the influence of Buddhism. However, the people who created them probably had never seen a real elephant, so most of them are rather strange and unlike typical elephants, which in turn gives them a unique charm. In an era before photography, if you hadn’t seen the real thing, it was essentially no different from a creature of pure imagination.

Surprisingly, the first elephant arrived in Japan quite a long time ago – back in 1408, during the Muromachi period. It was reportedly a gift from the region of present-day Malaysia, the animal landed in Fukui and traveled overland to Kyoto. The journey must have been crowded with people, like a festive celebration.

Color : White
Size : S / M / L / LL(XL) / 3L(XXL)
100% Cotton / Made in Japan
Please kindly understand that the photos displayed might be different a little from the actuality.

A little loose pattern of ‘Relaxed Fit’ makes easy wearing feeling! Domestically-produced fabric which is knitted by a little thick yarn – count twenty is not only soft and pleasant, but also really durable.Strong and detailed stitching withstands repeated washing and pulling. Ingenuity unique to skilled craftsmen has been applied throughout. The more you use, the more comfortable it will become.Silkscreen print gives the image high brightness! We don’t dare use oil based ink which is high in work efficiency, we use eco-friendly water based ink having soft touch. Enjoy the highly detailed beautiful images printed by Japanese artisan’s hands one by one!Please see our web-site for more details about the manufacturing process.

5 Sizes for Unisex

PLEASE NOTE : Our sizes are for Japanese, for standard US sizes, consider ONE SIZE LARGER than your normal size, ie: If you are usually a MEDIUM (M), then consider our LARGE (L) sized T-shirt.
We strongly recommend to measure with T-shirt you own.
There is a discrepancy of ¼”-¾” (0.5cm-2.0cm) depending on the preservation conditions due to the property of cotton knit.

Size Length Width Sleeve S 23 ½ (60) 18 (46) 7 (17.5) M 26 ½ (67) 19 (48) 7 ¾ (19.5) L 28 ¾ (73) 20 ½ (52) 8 (20.5) LL 29 ½ (75) 21 ¾ (55.5) 8 ¼ (21) 3L 30 ¼ (77) 22 ½ (57) 8 ¾ (22.5) inch (cm)

You can wash our products as normal using washing machine, but we recommend the following ways for long time using. Please – Wash inside out. Do not iron print. Before ironing turn T-shirt inside out. Do not bleach. Do not tumble dry. Dry in shade.