Beauties Beneath Cherry Blossom — 260gsm T-Shirt
Three women pause beneath a flowering cherry beside the water — spring in Edo, held still for a moment (c. 1793).
$24.90
The story and details
The story: Before Utamaro became famous for his close-up portraits, he set full-length figures into landscapes like this one. Blossom-viewing, hanami, drew the whole city outdoors each spring, and prints like this were treasured as much for the newest kimono and hairstyles as for the scenery. A century later Paris fell for them: in 1891 the writer Edmond de Goncourt devoted a whole book to Utamaro. This shirt carries that spring afternoon with you, printed to order from the original woodblock print.
Details: 100% cotton · 260 gsm mid-weight · relaxed fit · crew neck · printed on the front.
Care: Machine wash at 30°C on a gentle cycle; do not bleach; tumble dry low; iron at low temperature, avoiding the print; do not dry clean.
Size guide (cm / in)
| Size | Length | Chest (flat) | Shoulder | Sleeve |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| XS | 64 / 25.2 | 47 / 18.5 | 43.5 / 17.1 | 20.5 / 8.1 |
| S | 66 / 26.0 | 50 / 19.7 | 45 / 17.7 | 21 / 8.3 |
| M | 69 / 27.2 | 53 / 20.9 | 46.5 / 18.3 | 22 / 8.7 |
| L | 72 / 28.3 | 56 / 22.0 | 48 / 18.9 | 23 / 9.1 |
| XL | 75 / 29.5 | 60 / 23.6 | 50 / 19.7 | 24 / 9.4 |
| 2XL | 77 / 30.3 | 64 / 25.2 | 52 / 20.5 | 25 / 9.8 |
| 3XL | 77 / 30.3 | 68 / 26.8 | 54 / 21.3 | 26 / 10.2 |
| 4XL | 77.5 / 30.5 | 72 / 28.3 | 56 / 22.0 | 27 / 10.6 |
The museum’s neck label
The artist
喜多川歌麿 — Kitagawa Utamaro, c.1753–1806.
The great poet of bijin-ga — portraits of women, deeply hidden love.
