{"product_id":"showa-horo-kanban-osaka-tiger-enamel-sign-t-shirt","title":"Hōrō Kanban 琺瑯看板 Osaka Tiger Enamel Sign T-Shirt","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Shōwa-style 琺瑯看板 (hōrō kanban, enamel shop sign) for an invented Osaka tonic maker, 五都薬房. Cream border, deep blue panel, screw holes in the corners, a papier-mâché tiger in a red sun, a giant 力 (chikara, strength) and the line 力をつける, build your strength. Printed big on the back of a black heavyweight box tee, with a mini enamel 力 badge on the left chest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDōshōmachi in central Osaka has been the city's medicine quarter since the 1600s. Every 22–23 November the \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/shinno-festival-osaka-paper-tigers\"\u003eShinnō Festival\u003c\/a\u003e at Sukunahikona Shrine hands out papier-mâché tiger charms for good health, and the medicine shops nearby once advertised on enamel signs exactly like this one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeavyweight 100% cotton\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBoxy, oversized fit with dropped shoulders\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRibbed crew neck\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGood to know\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is a 琺瑯看板?\u003c\/strong\u003e A vitreous enamel sign, glass fused onto steel, made from the Meiji era through Shōwa for shopfronts and station walls. Most were scrapped, so the survivors are collected now.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs 五都薬房 a real company?\u003c\/strong\u003e No. 五都薬房 (Five Cities Pharmacy) is made up for this design. The tiger, the street and the festival are real.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow does it fit?\u003c\/strong\u003e Boxy and oversized. If you want a closer fit, go a size down. The model is 182 cm (6′0″) and wears L for the oversized look.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery piece is printed for you when you order. 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