BAPE FW25 Mosquito Coil Ink Wash Ape Sumi-E Oversized Heavyweight Unisex T-Shirt

The Ape, Summoned from Smoke.

This is not a graphic tee in the conventional sense. The Ape on this FW25 piece exists as smoke — rendered entirely in a sumi-e ink wash style, loose brushstrokes layered and fading like ink dissolving in water. The source of the smoke is a glowing teal mosquito coil at the Ape's feet: lit, burning, and spiralling outward. The Ape rises from it like a phantom, its form incomplete, half-dispersed into the air above. To the left, "BAPE" is set in vertical text with a red chop seal beneath it — the visual grammar of East Asian ink painting applied directly to the BAPE universe. On White, the palette reads soft and contemplative, grey brushwork against a clean ground. On Black, the same image transforms entirely: white smoke strokes read like something spectral, the teal coil glows with a neon quality, and the whole piece takes on an otherworldly, almost supernatural atmosphere. 270gsm linen-cotton blend fabric, oversized fit, FW25 drop.

Key Features

• Sumi-E Ink Wash Ape Graphic — BAPE Ape rendered in East Asian ink wash style; loose, layered brushstrokes dissolving upward; the Ape's form emerges from and fades back into smoke
• Glowing Mosquito Coil at Base — teal/turquoise spiral mosquito coil shown lit and burning; the narrative source of the smoke from which the Ape rises
• Vertical BAPE Text + Red Chop Seal — East Asian calligraphy-style branding element; vertically stacked "BAPE" lettering with a red rectangular seal stamp below
• White Base — grey ink brushwork on white; soft, painterly, contemplative quality
• Black Base — white smoke strokes on black; spectral, high-contrast, neon-teal coil; entirely different atmosphere from the White version
• 270gsm Linen-Cotton Blend Fabric — heavyweight construction with structured drape and subtle surface texture
• BAPE Camo Round Patch on Left Sleeve — classic woven badge placement
• Relaxed Oversized Fit — dropped shoulder, roomy through the body; unisex / couples sizing
• FW25 Season Drop
• Sizes S–2XL

One coil lit. One Ape released.