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No.44

坐邊師友

Teachers and Friends at Hand

ざへんしゆう · za hen shi yuu

¥6,980$70.00€65.00

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

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Teachers and Friends at Hand — On the shirt
Teachers and Friends at Hand — On a model
Teachers and Friends at Hand — The seal, close
Teachers and Friends at Hand — Folded
Teachers and Friends at Hand — The silhouette
Teachers and Friends at Hand — The back
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Teachers and Friends at Hand — The inside label
Teachers and Friends at Hand · Seal

寶千印 · Tokyo · 2026

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Original seal
Hand-carved in Tokyo

Reading

What is kept at hand becomes teacher and friend.

A fine vessel, a line of calligraphy, the seasons, the work the dead left behind.

Learning is not confined to the company of the living.

What one chooses to place nearby shapes the one who sits beside it.

Origin

Not a Zen phrase. From the essay "Zahen Shiyū" by the modern artist and gastronome Kitaōji Rosanjin (1883–1959).

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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