A RISING BAPE's Ink Wash Collection Starts November 13 in Japan, ¥12,100 to ¥46,200

By J. Fresh·Nov 10, 2026, 4:22 PM ET·BAPE

Key details

Collection: A RISING BAPE, ink wash painting
Pieces: Seven, from a gradient hoodie, shirt and pants to tees and a tote
Web store release: Friday, November 13, 2026, per BAPE Japan
In stores: Saturday, November 14, 2026, at authorized A BATHING APE stores
Prices: ¥12,100 to ¥46,200, tax included

A RISING BAPE, the line BAPE builds around Asian aesthetics, has a new collection drawn from traditional ink wash painting. BAPE announced it on Monday, November 9: seven pieces, on BAPE's web store first on Friday, November 13, then at authorized A BATHING APE stores on Saturday, November 14. Prices run from ¥12,100 to ¥46,200, tax included.

The centrepiece is a gradient series. The Ink Gradation Relaxed Fit Shirt (¥35,200) and Ink Gradation Relaxed Fit Pants (¥38,500) fade from black to a pale ivory, which BAPE likens to ink spreading into water. Chain stitching on the shirt's cuffs, collar and pocket and down the sides of the pants is the accent, and BAPE says they can be worn as a set, which comes to ¥73,700.

A black shirt that fades to pale ivory at the hem, laid on tatami matting over a paper scroll, with a line of vertical text and a small red seal on the lower front

The Ink Gradation Full Zip Hoodie (¥46,200, the most expensive piece) and the Ink Gradation Long-Sleeve Tee (¥24,200) get the same fade, dyed differently. BAPE says both use Kurashiki dyeing from Okayama Prefecture, with craftspeople dyeing and discharging each piece individually to get the ink's shifting density.

A zip hoodie that fades from black at the hood and shoulders to light grey at the hem, laid on tatami matting among rolled paper

The graphics do the brushwork. The Ink Ape Head Tee redraws BAPE's Ape Head in bold brush strokes, and the Ink College Tee gives the college logo a bleeding-ink edge. Both come in white and black at ¥12,100, with a red college logo at the back of the collar. The last piece is the Ink Ape Head 2-Way Tote Bag in ivory, ¥13,200, with a brush-drawn Ape Head and a graphic BAPE says recalls a red seal stamp.

An ivory two-way tote bag with a black brush-drawn Ape Head and a small red seal-style square at the lower right, on a wooden sill beside a lattice window

A black tee and a white tee, each with a brush-drawn Ape Head, laid on tatami matting among scrolls of paper

BAPE's Japanese news page is the source for the Friday web store start and the prices. The English caption on its Instagram post says only that the collection is available "starting Nov 14, 2026, at BAPE STORE®︎ and BAPE.COM", so the Friday early release may be specific to the Japanese store. The page gives yen prices only and doesn't say whether the web store ships overseas.

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It lands days after BAPE's Pharaoh collection, and it is a quieter piece of work: black, ivory and one red accent, with the dyeing as the selling point rather than a themed character set. The ¥12,100 tees are the entry price, the shirt and pants are where the idea is, and BAPE's line that the shirt and pants can be worn as a set puts that look at ¥73,700.