Wind Warrior Tee

風の戦士 (kaze no senshi): "the warrior of the wind."

Swift as the wind, quiet as the forest, fierce as fire, unmoving as the mountain. Takeda Shingen, lord of Kai in the 16th century, carried those four lines from Sun Tzu's Art of War, a Chinese text, on his battle banner. Its four key characters gave it the name Fūrinkazan, and wind comes first. In Sun Tzu the passage runs on, hard to fathom as the dark and sudden as thunder, but the banner stops at the mountain.

A warrior with a painted kabuki face rides a gray dragon through spiraling cloud on the back, red robe flying, above a huge gold 風 (kaze), "wind," brushed in a loose running hand. A small oval badge on the chest holds the dragon's head and the same character.

Swift as the wind came first on Shingen's banner, and the tee fits people who never sit still. The big gold character needs no help, so wear charcoal or olive with it and nothing else on top. Our samurai collection has more riders and fighters.

• 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.