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No.18

柳緑華紅

Willow Green, Blossom Red

りゅうりょくかこう · ryū ryoku ka kō

¥6,980$70.00€65.00

An impression from a seal hand-carved in Tokyo, printed on a garment.

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Willow Green, Blossom Red — On the shirt
Willow Green, Blossom Red — On a model
Willow Green, Blossom Red — The seal, close
Willow Green, Blossom Red — Folded
Willow Green, Blossom Red — The silhouette
Willow Green, Blossom Red — The back
Willow Green, Blossom Red — The back, close
Willow Green, Blossom Red — The inside label
Willow Green, Blossom Red · Seal

寶千印 · Tokyo · 2026

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Printed one at a time
Shipping
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Original seal
Hand-carved in Tokyo

Reading

The willow is green, the blossom red.

Each thing as it is, needing no adornment.

Nothing is ranked, nothing improved upon.

The plain face of things is taken to be the whole of the truth.

Origin

A Zen phrase traditionally traced to a line by Su Dongpo (Su Shi) of Northern Song China — "the willow green, the blossom red, the true face of things." It is often said to derive from the Dongpo Chanxi ji, though the original source is contested and not firmly established. The seal writes 華 as a variant of 花.

Seal

The original seal is hand-carved in Tokyo by the artist Satake Hōsen. Its impression is reproduced as a print on the garment.

篆刻 — 佐竹 寶千 朱印

Specifications

Garment
Short sleeve: Bella + Canvas 3001 / Long sleeve: Gildan 2400 (Ultra Cotton)
Print
DTG print — front: the seal; back & inside label: 寳千 / Vermilion
Size
S · M · L · XL
Price
¥6,980$70.00€65.00

Size guide

Short sleeve · Bella + Canvas 3001

Size Length Chest width
S 71 / 28.0 46 / 18.1
M 74 / 29.1 51 / 20.1
L 76 / 29.9 56 / 22.0
XL 79 / 31.1 61 / 24.0

Long sleeve · Gildan 2400

Size Length Chest width Sleeve
S 71 / 28.0 46 / 18.1 85 / 33.5
M 74 / 29.1 51 / 20.1 89 / 35.0
L 76 / 29.9 56 / 22.0 93 / 36.6
XL 79 / 31.1 61 / 24.0 97 / 38.2

Garment measured flat, in cm / inches. Slight variation occurs between pieces. Check the measurements rather than the size letter.

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