A gold coin koi embroidered across the chest and the back — thread you can run a thumb over, on a tee plain enough to wear with anything.
Highlights
✓Embroidered front and back at high stitch density, so the coins and the koi keep their edges where a print would soften and crack.
✓100% supersoft ringspun cotton — smooth on the first wear, without the break-in period a heavier jersey asks for.
✓Black or White — the gold thread glows against dark cotton and reads warm and tonal on light.
✓Regular true-to-size USA fit in S through XXXL, and Niepce recommends one size up if you sit between two.
✓Cool wash, low dryer — cotton shrinks in heat, and a large stitched panel is the first place that shows.
The koi is the oldest luck motif in Japanese decorative art and the coin is its most direct reading: a fish that swims upstream, carrying money on its back. Stitched rather than screened, it sits slightly proud of the surface and picks up light as you move, which is the whole argument for embroidery over print.
Everything outside the artwork is deliberately plain, so the shirt goes under an open overshirt, a bomber or nothing at all in July. Browse the rest of the men's shirts and women's tops, or take the same motif in full color on the Red Koi Wave Rider tee.
Black or White, sizes S through XXXL. 100% ringspun cotton, embroidered front and back. Regular USA sizing — Niepce recommends one size up if you are between sizes.
