Blue Flame Hannya Tee

青い炎の般若 (aoi honō no hannya): "the hannya of blue flame."

On the moor of Adachigahara, in what is now Fukushima, the Noh play Kurozuka puts a band of mountain priests from Kumano in an old woman's hut for the night. She spins thread for them at her wheel, then goes out for firewood and makes them promise not to look in her bedroom. One of them looks. It's piled with bones. She comes back as a demon, and the priests drive her off with prayer.

A white hannya with red markings, gold horns and yellow eyes burns inside deep blue flame outlined in gold. Red flowers, a black charm tag with a gold lotus and a red tassel hang beside it. On the chest, the mask sits in red flame with a single red flower.

Late October, when the ghost stories come out, is when it earns its keep, preferably with black denim. The blue flame turns cold and moonlit on washed light gray, like the hut on the moor after dark. For warmer-blooded versions, see the other hannya and oni.

• Fabric: 100% combed cotton, 230gsm, pre-shrunk and soft-washed
• Print: direct-to-garment (DTG)
• Color: washed light gray
• Fit: unisex, regular; size up for a boxier, oversized look
• Sizes: S to 3XL
• Size reference: 6 ft 2 in wears L; 5 ft 7 in wears M

Measurements for every size are in the size guide.