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Songokū - The Monkey King T-Shirt
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- Premium Short Sleeve Graphic Tee
- Lightweight Cotton (4.5 oz/yd²)
- Modern Classic Fit & Seamless Body
- Vivid Print Remastered from an Original Japanese Masterwork
Fabric & Care
Premium Lightweight T-Shirt
- Modern classic fit / Crew neck / Rib collar.
- Double-needle sleeve and bottom hems.
- Lightweight: 4.5 oz/yd² / 153 g/m².
- OEKO-TEX certified low-impact dyes.
- DTG print with water-based NeoPigment inks.
Made with 100% Ring-spun Cotton
- "Sport Grey": 90% cotton / 10% polyester.
- "Antique" colours: 90% cotton / 10% polyester.
- "Graphite Heather": 50% cotton / 50% polyester.
- "Heather" colours: 35% cotton / 65% polyester.
- All other styles: 100% cotton.
Take Care of your Purchase
- Machine wash cold with like colours (max 30C / 90F).
- Do not bleach.
- Do not tumble dry.
- Do not dry clean.
- Do not iron.
- Line dry in shade.
- To minimize fading of the image, wash it inside out, in cold water, and avoid excessive washing.
Shipping & Returns
In an effort to maximise our design range, avoid over-production and waste, and offer you a competitive price, all of our products are made to order.
We ship worldwide with the best courier for your location.
Delivery time estimates shown below include production (2–4 business days) and standard shipping. Most packages arrive sooner than estimated.
- United States: 6-10 business days
- Rest of the World: 12-30 business days
Due to the custom nature of our items, we cannot accept returns or exchanges for wrong size, colour, or change of mind, however if your item arrives damaged or contains an error we will gladly replace it.
More details can be found in our full refund policy.
Artwork Details
The Monkey King chasing the impossible. Sun Wukong - Songokū in Japanese - was born from stone, learned immortality, rebelled against heaven, and got trapped under a mountain for his arrogance. After centuries of punishment, he earned redemption by protecting a monk on the journey to India. But even reformed, he's still chaos barely contained - staff extended, robes billowing, forever leaping toward something just out of reach.
Yoshitoshi captures him mid-flight against a pale pink moon, chasing the white Jade Rabbit that lives there according to legend. That rabbit pounds the elixir of immortality with its mortar and pestle, forever out of reach even for someone who already conquered death. Wukong's face shows fierce determination, his tiger-striped limbs stretched in full extension, golden accents flashing on his dark robes. He'll never catch it. The rabbit will always be faster, always one leap ahead.
This is from Yoshitoshi's masterwork, One Hundred Aspects of the Moon, created late in his life during the 1880s-90s. Each print paired the moon with a legendary moment or figure from history and myth. Here he shows the eternal paradox - even the most powerful trickster in Chinese mythology can't catch moonlight. Even Sun Wukong, who can somersault across clouds and fight gods, is still just chasing shadows across the sky.
Gyokuto - Songokū (玉兎 孫悟空, Jade Rabbit - Sun Wukong), from the series Tsuki hyakushi (月百姿, One Hundred Aspects of the Moon) 1889.
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (月岡芳年, 1839-1892)
