【THE HOKUSAI PROJECT】
From Hokusai's birthplace,Sumida: helping today's artisans discover　new techniques for　Hokusai's expressions.
Hokusai produced works with roots in the Edo period　lifestyle:woodblock prints,"sensu" folding fans, "uchiwa" round fans,festival food stalls.
From Hokusai's birthplace,Sumida,together with today's artisans, we transcend time to discover new means of expression based on Hokusai's images. Based in Sumida, KUME Co.,Ltd. is at the forefront of Japan's T-shirt industry.

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In our new T-shirt style, a galloping Bushi warrior is set together with classic Ukiyoe calligraphy and frame. The warrior image is taken from the Old Sekiya by the Sumida River view in Hokusai’s famous Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji. At Hokusai’s time, Old Sekiya was viewed from near the Mokubo-ji Temple in Sumida Ward, facing upstream, all the way to the Senju area. The warrior's garments wave in the wind as he leans forward to keep his hat from flying off while urging his speeding horse onward.
This product on its left shows what is said to be close to his final work, a picture of a splendid dragon ascending over Fuji with dark clouds passing across. Near the picture is a stamped "百"[100].
Hokusai lived in recycling-oriented Edo, and his works remind us not to waste valuable resources, and to produce products that last. We use environmentally-friendly power to minimize CO2 emissions, and our t-shirts are sewn and printed with care by Japanese craftsmen and women.




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