{"product_id":"kokudou-535china-china-road-sign-shot-glass-15oz","title":"Kokudou 535China (China) (Road Sign) Shot Glass 1.5oz","description":"\u003ch1\u003eKokudou 535China (China) (Road Sign) Shot Glass 1.5oz\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA red route marker with a white inner border and the numerals G535 at its centre, this design reproduces a road sign from Japan's national highway network.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRed covers most of the surface, with white forming a thin inner border that follows the edge of a rounded rectangle. The layout is flat and symmetrical, with no decoration beyond the sign itself. The letters and numerals G535 sit in the centre, bold and unmistakable, so the number is the first thing the eye reads. The double border gives the shape a framed, engineered look, as if the sign were cut from a template.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe G prefix and three-digit number are the language of Japan's national route system, where the designation marks a numbered highway rather than a local road. Kokudou means national road, so the title names the sign's purpose outright. The China element in the title anchors the design to its region. The sign was built to be read quickly from a moving vehicle, with clarity placed above style, and that priority carries straight through into this artwork.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eOn the Shot Glass\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA shot glass is small and held close, usually raised to eye level for a moment before it is drunk. The sign's bold red field and single numeral read clearly at that scale, much as a route marker reads from across a junction. Turned in the hand, G535 faces the drinker directly, and the white border frames the number on every side. It is a neat match: an object meant to be seen at a glance, lifted a short distance, and set down again.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"1.5oz","offer_id":53168988225816,"sku":"GMY-SHOT-KKDCHN-1P5OZ-1FM14","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/kokudou-535china-china-road-sign-shot-glass-15oz-GMY-SHOT-KKDCHN-1P5OZ-1FM14-front.webp?v=1793981500","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/kokudou-535china-china-road-sign-shot-glass-15oz","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}