Riding the Tiger — Tee

Description

骑虎难下. “When you ride a tiger, it is difficult to dismount.” A four-character saying for the moment a decision stops being reversible: the lease is signed, the company is registered, the thing is happening.

It is not about fear. It is about momentum — the point where stopping has become more dangerous than continuing.

Nianhua-inspired: the New Year woodblock tradition of bold outlines and saturated flat colour, with a tiger drawn to be ridden rather than admired.

For founders, renovators, PhD candidates and everyone else currently mid-tiger.

Two versions, one page

Choose Artwork only for the illustration on its own, or With saying to get “骑虎难下” drawn into the composition in its original language. Same garment either way — pick your version above.

The shirt

• Bella+Canvas 3001 · 100% airlume combed and ring-spun cotton · 4.2 oz/yd² (heather shades include a small amount of polyester)
• Unisex retail fit · side-seamed · pre-shrunk · tear-away label
• Sizes S–3XL · choose your colourway above

Printed on demand, shipped worldwide

Nothing is made until you order it. Your design is printed in the fulfilment centre closest to your address — usually within 2–5 business days — and then shipped. Flat-rate shipping: $7.95 in the US, $12.95 everywhere else. Shipping & returns.

More from the same place: browse the collection by country, or read 15 sayings that don’t survive translation.