【近世水滸伝 竹垣の虎蔵 市村羽左衛門】Early Modern Suikoden: Torazo of the Bamboo Wall, Uzaemon Ichimura – Ukiyo-e T-Shirt by Utagawa Kunisada

Wear a hand-redrawn piece of Japanese visual culture.

This ORERYU WORLD T-shirt features “近世水滸伝　竹垣の虎蔵　市村羽左衛門” (Early Modern Suikoden: Torazo of the Bamboo Wall, Uzaemon Ichimura), a design attributed to Utagawa Kunisada. We carefully adapt the historic image for a clean, expressive print that can be worn and enjoyed today.

Hand-Traced for a Sharper Print

Every artwork in this collection is manually traced line by line by our studio. It is not simply enlarged from a small source image or passed through an automatic filter. Rebuilding the image by hand gives the print clearer contours and more controlled detail.

• Crisper line art: Fine strokes retain a cleaner edge instead of becoming soft or blurry.
• Clearer color separation: Full-color designs keep stronger boundaries between neighboring colors.
• Careful wearable adaptation: The artwork is adjusted for the scale and visual impact of a T-shirt print.
• Made one at a time: Each shirt is produced on demand, helping avoid unnecessary overproduction.

The Artist: Utagawa Kunisada

Utagawa Kunisada, later known as Toyokuni III, stood at the center of the Utagawa school and became one of the most prolific artists of the Edo period. His actor portraits and images of fashionable urban life captured the theater, style, and popular culture of his day.

The Story Behind the Artist

Kunisada treated kabuki actors much like modern culture treats movie stars. Fans could recognize a performer's face, costume, role, and stage presence from a single print, then take that image home. His enormous output became a visual record of who and what Edo audiences were talking about.

The T-Shirt

The artwork is printed on the Bella + Canvas 3001 Unisex Staple T-Shirt, the same dependable Printful body used for our GOROKU collection. It is soft and lightweight, with a regular unisex fit and enough stretch for comfortable everyday wear.

• White solid-color body: 100% Airlume combed and ring-spun cotton
• Fabric weight: 4.2 oz./yd.² (142 g/m²)
• Pre-shrunk fabric
• Side-seamed construction
• Shoulder-to-shoulder taping
• Tear-away label
• Blank product sourced from Nicaragua, Mexico, Honduras, or the US

Please note: White and other light-colored fabrics may appear slightly sheer under certain lighting conditions. Check the size guide before ordering.

Care Instructions

• Machine wash cold, inside out, on a gentle cycle with mild detergent.
• Do not use fabric softener.
• Tumble dry low or hang dry for the longest life.
• Cool iron inside out if needed. Do not iron directly over the print.
• Do not dry clean.

Age restrictions: For adults
EU Warranty: 2 years

In compliance with the General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR), Taiyo Co., Ltd., ORERYU SOUHONKE Division ensures that all consumer products offered are safe and meet EU standards. For product safety inquiries or concerns, please contact us at kataoka@taiyou-sya.com or write to us at 28-11 Iiguradai, Sosa-shi, Chiba 289-2147, Japan.

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