Inari Fox Tee

妖狐 (yōko): "the fox spirit."

Ask for kitsune udon at almost any noodle counter in Japan and the bowl comes topped with a sheet of sweet fried tofu. Kitsune means fox. Foxes are the messengers of Inari, the god of rice, and fried tofu is the offering people have long left for them at Inari shrines, so the dish took the animal's name. Inari-zushi, rice packed into a pouch of the same tofu, is named for the god, and you'll find it in convenience store fridges.

On the back a white fox mask with red eyes and gold ear rings hangs over a fan of paper talismans, under the characters 妖狐 (yōko), "fox spirit": 妖 is uncanny, 狐 is fox. Two talismans read 稲荷 (Inari), the god's name, others carry 霊 (rei), "spirit," and the red seal says 日本妖怪 (Nihon yōkai), "Japanese yokai." The mask repeats small on the chest.

The red and gold look the way a festival mask does hanging at a night stall. Put it beside the other kitsune pieces and you'll see how many ways Japan draws a fox. It was made for whoever came back from Japan having mostly eaten noodles.

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