HANG x Kaname Komatsuma Biniku Sange Aloha Shirt, Tattooed Beauty Print, Black Collar, Size L, Unworn
HANG x Kaname Komatsuma Biniku Sange Aloha Shirt, Tattooed Beauty Print, Black Collar, Size L, Unworn
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Mint9.5 / 10
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Wearing the Tattooed Beauty
Kaname Komatsuma spent half a century painting the tattooed beauty, a genre he made his own and that tattoo masters still study. This shirt carries three of his paintings, one on each front panel and one across the back, the first time his originals were turned into clothing.
Best for: Collectors of Kaname Komatsuma and of Japanese tattoo art, for adult wardrobes
Condition notes
New and unworn as described. The photographs show the design as issued; the placement of the print can differ slightly from shirt to shirt.
Assessed from photographs and descriptionReport dated 14 November 2026
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An unworn aloha shirt from the Japanese label HANG, made as an official collaboration with the work of the painter Kaname Komatsuma: three of his tattooed beauties, one on each front panel and one across the back, set off by a black open collar. Size L.
This piece belongs to the private room of the house and is shown to adults only.
The Piece
Kaname Komatsuma (1939 to 2011) trained in Nihonga as a boy, came to Tokyo at eighteen, and made his name as an illustrator before creating the genre he is remembered for, the irezumi bijinga, or painting of the tattooed beauty. His women are drawn with the fine line of Japanese painting and wear the full traditional body suit of the tattooist, and his rope-bound figures belong to the kinbaku-e tradition of the post-war magazines. Tattoo masters in Japan and abroad have long treated his work as a pattern book.
HANG, a small made-to-order Japanese label rooted in underground culture, issued this shirt as the first garment ever printed from his original paintings. The two front panels show different compositions of tattooed women among ropes, peonies and koi; the back shows a single figure with a drawn sword under falling blossom, with the red seal of the artist. The black collar recalls the dark neckband of a kimono.
Soft blurs in the first photograph were added in photography for discretion and are not on the shirt.
Details
- Label: HANG, official collaboration with Kaname Komatsuma
- Design: Biniku Sange, three paintings of tattooed beauties
- Style: Open-collar short-sleeve aloha shirt, boxy loose fit
- Fabric: Polyester, light with a soft sheen
- Colour: Multicolour print; black collar
- Size: L (Japanese sizing)
- Shoulder: 47 cm (18.5 in)
- Chest width: 56 cm (22.0 in)
- Length: 72 cm (28.3 in)
Measured flat by hand; please allow a gentle margin of about 1 to 2 cm (0.5 in).
Condition
- New and unworn.
- The photographs show the design as issued; the placement of the print can differ slightly from shirt to shirt.
Condition grade S (new, unworn) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
Authenticity & Care
Offered as an official HANG collaboration at issue. Wash cool inside out on a gentle cycle and dry in the shade so the print keeps its colour.
Delivery from Japan
Folded in acid-free tissue and shipped discreetly, 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 published policy.
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