{"product_id":"bucket-hat-wave-pagoda-sun","title":"Bucket Hat 'Wave, Pagoda, Sun' - エンブレム","description":"\u003ch2\u003eWaves, a pagoda and the sun, embroidered in one medallion\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003ethree-part composition\u003c\/strong\u003e — waves, sacred architecture, sun — draws on visual grammar centuries deep. Those three symbols have structured the collective image of Japan from eighteenth-century ukiyo-e through to contemporary poster design. The wave stands for an island position and the sea that surrounds it; the sacred structure marks spiritual identity; the sun points at the country's own name, 日本, the origin of the sun. Together they are the minimum viable version of Japanese visual identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eJapanese pagoda\u003c\/strong\u003e deserves a note of its own. Imported from China in the sixth century, the \u003cem\u003etō\u003c\/em\u003e (塔) developed features found nowhere else — above all its earthquake resistance. The five-tier pagoda at Tō-ji in Kyoto, finished in 826, is the tallest wooden pagoda in Japan at 54.8 meters, and has come through repeated destructive earthquakes because of its free-standing central pillar, the \u003cem\u003eshinbashira\u003c\/em\u003e, which acts as a passive counterweight. The engineers of the Tokyo Skytree studied it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe embroidered medallion sets that \u003cstrong\u003etriad\u003c\/strong\u003e inside a framed blue circle: Hokusai-style waves in white and blue running along the bottom, a red tiered pagoda rising behind them like a shrine above the sea, and a red solar disc crowning the whole. It compresses the classical imagery into something that reads instantly, and functions as a mark rather than a picture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe mid-profile bucket shape makes the navy, red and white carry. Wear it with a Japanese graphic tee, straight jeans and white sneakers for everyday streetwear, or with a pale blue oxford shirt and cream chinos for something preppier. The brim earns its place on trips and shrine days. Made for people planning a first visit, for anyone interested in sacred architecture, and for people who like a design that says several things at once.\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":53756630827355,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Grey","offer_id":53756630860123,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Khaki","offer_id":53756630892891,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"White","offer_id":53756630925659,"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-wave-pagoda-sun-black.jpg?v=1786454632","url":"https:\/\/japan-clothing.com\/products\/bucket-hat-wave-pagoda-sun","provider":"JAPAN CLOTHING","version":"1.0","type":"link"}