Barns Outfitters (BR-25147) “Happiness” Tough Neck Tee

Title: Gaki Kyosai Author: Kawanabe Kyosai / 1881 / Sketch <Metropolitan Museum of Art Collection> Material: Rayon Fujiet Print: Overprint Button: Black Pearl Shell button Kyosai Kawanabe has been observing and sketching various things since childhood. He was also known as a prolific painter, and in addition to caricatures, he worked on a wide range of genres such as paintings and prints. He also exhibited many of his works at exhibitions called ``shogakai,'' which were popular until the first half of the Meiji period, and was very active. In 1881, he published Kyosai Manga, which is also the subject of this shirt. His life was short, at the age of 57, but his drawing skills and eccentric ideas that impressed even his masters gave rise to a number of caricatures and comics that are said to have laid the foundations of modern animation and comics. supported. In this design, black is the base color, and "Kyosai Manga" is printed using a calm color gradation. The aloha shirt expresses the appearance of a skeleton emerging from the darkness. The scene where the skeletons are lined up in various poses and drawn with a touch full of dynamism leaves a strong impression on the viewer. Japanese Designs National Treasure of Japan Focusing on the painters of the Edo period, when Japanese arts and culture expanded further, we recreated the works of these great masters on canvas called Aloha shirts to create designs that Japan boasts to the world. Reviving the passion that was put into the present. This series, which began as a collaboration with Katsushika Hokusai's work, has added a new artist to the next development. © The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Made in Japan