{"product_id":"first-tiger-mask-fanged-early-type-hood-by-yn-weekly-pro-wrestling-limited-issue-signed-numbered-6-papers-1005","title":"First Tiger Mask Fanged Early Type Hood By YN, Weekly Pro Wrestling Limited Issue, Signed, Numbered 6, Papers","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"jp-product\" data-world=\"Japan Luxury Archive\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-lede\"\u003eA fanged early type hood made by YN for a limited magazine issue around 2010, signed and numbered 6 by Satoru Sayama, with certificate and signed photograph.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe earliest pattern is the fiercest: white fangs set in an open red mouth, a red lamp on the brow and striped ears above a full white ruff. The cloth glitters gold under black stripes and the back laces over a striped tongue. The issue was announced as one hundred pieces, taken to order, and this example bears the low number 6 in the hand of the wrestler.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe First Tiger Mask\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn 23 April 1981 a masked junior heavyweight stepped into the ring at Kuramae Kokugikan in Tokyo and changed Japanese wrestling overnight. Satoru Sayama, as the first Tiger Mask, brought the comic hero of Ikki Kajiwara and Naoki Tsuji to life with a speed nobody had seen. His masks changed often, and each pattern, from the fanged early type to the later legend designs, is now studied and named by collectors. Craftsmen in Japan still cut them by hand to the old patterns, in lamé cloth, leather and fur, to the standard worn in a real bout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"jp-details\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eModel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fanged early type\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaker:\u003c\/strong\u003e YN, leather tag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssue:\u003c\/strong\u003e Limited magazine issue, announced as 100\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6, signed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePapers:\u003c\/strong\u003e Certificate and signed large photograph\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSizes are measured by hand; please allow a small margin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSome marks and wear are present.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe red lamp on the brow shows change from age.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvery photograph is part of the description.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition grade \u003cstrong\u003eB (some marks)\u003c\/strong\u003e on the Japanese scale; see \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/japanese-condition-ranks-explained\"\u003eJapanese condition ranks, explained\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAuthenticity \u0026amp; Care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe house has not had the signature examined by a third party. Examined and photographed in Japan before dispatch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDelivery from Japan\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePacked by hand in Japan with rigid protection and shipped insured and tracked by EMS or an equivalent express service. Import duties and taxes, where applicable, are payable on arrival. Every sale is final; please ask anything you wish to know before you buy, and see our \u003ca href=\"\/policies\/refund-policy\"\u003epublished policy\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-closing\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eConsidered offers are welcome through Send an Offer, and each one is reviewed personally.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-cta\" data-world=\"Japan Luxury Archive\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-cta-eyebrow\"\u003eConcierge\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLooking for a particular piece, maker or edition? Our Hunting Salon™ locates it across Japan's private collector circles, then inspects, documents and delivers it to you. \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/hunting-salon%E2%84%A2\"\u003eBegin a Hunting Salon™ request\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"YN","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54488134779173,"sku":"JP-CL-C1251521005","price":2355.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/8829\/6229\/files\/jpld-c1251521005-1.jpg?v=1794608130","url":"https:\/\/japonista.com\/products\/first-tiger-mask-fanged-early-type-hood-by-yn-weekly-pro-wrestling-limited-issue-signed-numbered-6-papers-1005","provider":"Japonista","version":"1.0","type":"link"}