Spider Lily Oni Tee

鬼 (oni): "the oni."

Red spider lilies flood the edges of rice fields and the paths of Japanese cemeteries around the autumn equinox. That week is higan, when families visit their ancestors' graves, and the flower is named for it: higanbana. Farmers planted the bulbs on paddy banks and around graves on purpose, because they're poisonous and keep moles and mice from digging. The flowers rise on bare stems, and the leaves don't appear until they've gone.

A white horned mask with bared fangs sits inside a thin white frame, ringed by red spider lilies, with a big red 鬼 (oni), "demon," across its brow. The small red characters at the top right spell the word out in hiragana, おに (oni). A smaller mask under the same red character sits on the chest.

Higanbana bloom around the autumn equinox, so September is its month, though with black jeans it works year round. The lilies glow and the white mask jumps forward, both helped by the dark ground. It belongs with the oni and hannya pieces.

• Fabric: 100% combed cotton, 230gsm, pre-shrunk and soft-washed
• Print: direct-to-garment (DTG)
• Color: black
• 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.