{"product_id":"bucket-hat-koi-pond","title":"Bucket Hat 'Koi Pond' - 鯉","description":"\u003ch2\u003eA koi pond, embroidered as a framed patch\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKoi carp\u003c\/strong\u003e — \u003cem\u003enishikigoi\u003c\/em\u003e (錦鯉, \"brocade carp\") — are ornamental fish bred out of the common carp in the Niigata region during the nineteenth century. Local farmers spent generations selecting the specimens that threw color mutations, and built up around a hundred codified varieties. The \u003cem\u003ekohaku\u003c\/em\u003e, white with red markings, remains the most popular, followed by \u003cem\u003etaishō sanke\u003c\/em\u003e, white with red and black, and \u003cem\u003eshōwa sanshoku\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBreeding koi\u003c\/strong\u003e has become a precision craft in Japan, closer to bonsai than to fishkeeping. A single champion-grade fish can reach hundreds of thousands of dollars at the annual Niigata sales. Koi keep growing throughout a life that can pass seventy years in a well-kept pond. Almost every traditional Japanese garden — and nearly every Buddhist temple garden — holds one, in a landscape grammar where the color of the fish is what animates the surface of the water.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe rectangular patch reproduces a \u003cstrong\u003epond scene\u003c\/strong\u003e plainly: two red and white koi circling a set of concentric rings that stand for the ripples, broad green lily pads stacked around them, and an open white lotus at the center. The horizontal framing follows the logic of a print frieze rather than the usual centred vignette.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe mid-profile bucket shape makes the red and white of the fish carry against the crown. Wear it with a heavyweight white tee, cargo shorts and chunky sneakers, or with a pale blue oxford shirt and cream chinos for something quieter. The brim earns its place walking Japanese gardens and pond paths on a bright day. Made for people who keep ponds, who visit gardens seriously, and for anyone who has stood at a temple pond longer than they meant to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e98% cotton, 2% elastane\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMid profile, 7.5 cm (3 in) brim\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne size: 54.9-60 cm (21.6-23.6 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSoft inner lining\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFlat seams and clean finishing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Japan Clothing","offers":[{"title":"Black","offer_id":53756571386203,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Grey","offer_id":53756571418971,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Khaki","offer_id":53756571451739,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"White","offer_id":53756571484507,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/9300\/2473\/files\/bucket-hat-koi-pond-black.jpg?v=1786453602","url":"https:\/\/japan-clothing.com\/products\/bucket-hat-koi-pond","provider":"JAPAN CLOTHING","version":"1.0","type":"link"}