Aloha Shirt / Kyoyuzen / Kuniyoshi Katsushika / Kabuki Cats

Product Description : Why is it so EXPENSIVE?

Product Story

General Product Information

Experience the wit of Utagawa Kuniyoshi, the legendary 19th-century master of Ukiyo-e who was obsessed with cats. This shirt features his humorous parodies of 
Kabuki plays:

The Octopus Bell: A cat strikes an octopus (instead of a temple bell) to make dried fish fall from the sky.
The Cat Actor: A famous superstar actor reimagined as a cat, wearing a kimono with a playful catfish pattern.
Masterfully dyed using the traditional Kyoto-Yuzen technique, this shirt blends Edo-period pop art with timeless Japanese craftsmanship.

 Product History

When did these crafts start to craft?：400 years ago / 1600AD / Edo period in Japan

Kyo-yuzen originated with Miyazaki Yuzenzai, a fan painter (a craftsman who paints pictures on fans) who was active in Kyoto. During the Edo period (1603-1868), a law was issued prohibiting extravagance and calling on people to be thrifty.  As a result, extravagant kimonos with gilding, tie-dyeing, embroidery, etc. were banned. However, it developed "Kyo-yuzen" a colorful and beautiful dyed kimono, which was a cutting-edge fashion that attracted the attention of the masses.

Craftsman Story

Craftsman Profile

Pagong
Quality and style passed on from generation to generation. Our product is the essence of grace and simplicity.
We pride ourself on our carefully managed process starting from the dyeing the material up to the final stitching.
Throughout our range of items, you can enjoy the very best Japanese craftsmanship as well as pure distinctive style.

Craftsman Passion

Convey our culture to the present day.

Pagong fabrics are made using the Kyoto Yuzen dyeing process used in kimono production. Pagong's quality is supported by the high level of craftsmanship in each process.
We bring to you traditional design with the charm of Kyoto-Yuzen

Your Contribution to Craftsman

Customer Voice

Due to the market structure (link for full articles are attached bottom), craftsman have not known who the customer is and how customer reacts to their work. We made a “Message to Craftsman” box at purchase page. We will deliver all message to every craftsman. Our review will be also shared to craftsman so please leave your comment and evaluation on review section!

Income for Craftsman: Craftsman get only less than 10% of selling price?

As written above, craftsman have not controlled last phase of sales channel that resulting in selling price is set by third-party without craftsman’s recognition. There are some cases that only less than 10% of selling price is given to craftsman. We promise with our customer / craftsman that we offer the fair trade with craftsmen in our contract!

We made an article about above problem and our challenge. Please have a read from below link.
Current state of the Crafts Market / Benefits brought by Suigenkyo

Measurement

Material & Caution

Materials

Silk

 

Caution

Individual Difference

Each piece is handmade, so there are individual differences even in the same series. We hope that you will understand the change by handmade.

Delivery Date

Please note that it will take about three months for delivery if we do not have the item in stock.