寶千印 · Tokyo · 2026
About
About hosen
Foreword
For centuries, zen phrases have been printed onto paper, dyed into silk, carved into stone and wood.
hosen is a quiet attempt to wear them.
One garment. One word.
Each word is drawn from a seal hand-carved in Tokyo by the artist Satake Hōsen.
No imprint repeats.
The time the wearer spends with the word — that is the substance of the garment.
― hosen, tokyo
On the artist
Satake Hōsen. Born in Nara, 1950. Based in Tokyo, where the studio works in lacquer and seal carving. The dakkatsu-kanshitsu technique gives form to vessels, figures, and seals, one piece at a time.
The artist's lacquer work →On the seal
Every seal is cut by hand in Tokyo by the artist. The angle of the blade and the depth of the stroke decide where the ink will bleed and where it will hold. No imprint repeats.
On the garment
The base is United Athle 5001 — 100% cotton, natural. The seal is printed front and back in DTG, in vermilion #8B2818. The garment is a vessel for the word, not the subject itself.
On the brand
hosen holds no persona. No first person. The brand is a vessel that carries the word and the seal.
Carved in Tokyo. — the seal is cut in Tokyo.