Look at this amazing Piece of Chinese ART

Look at the accuracy! Look at the choose of colors! See each detail!  Absolutely amazing piece of art on this Japanese matchbox label...Click on the photo and see it in it's original size.

Manufacter: JiXiang match factory
Date: Before 1925

Orugin: China

One day the Boy, the Monkey and the Deer were playing on the Hammock at the playground

...then the Monkey and the Deer went home and the Japanese Girl came to read her interesting book...

 

They are still looking for the deer...(labels are not mine yet)

 

 

 

 

The lady of the late 19th century

She takes care of her bird 

She washes her baby who plays with his dog.

Meets her friends

...and then they go to the beach

Just another beautiful Japanese label that deserve a post for itself - THE FLYING MATCHBOX

I was sure that these "Hamizrach Matches" labels were not actually used on Matchboxes....

I have these nice "Hamizrach Matches" labels dated 60's. I was sure, as I have seen them only as mint labels, that they were not actually glued on boxes those days. I check it with other collectors, and nobody saw them on boxes.

These are mine:

So I was very surprise, to find this photo showing 2 of these labels on wood, that was of course the upper part of the Matchboxes.

So here is the photo I found:

Is "find the differences" sound familiar to you?

Chiwen

This is the fish-like, hornless dragon with a very truncated body and large, wide mouth usually found along roof ridges (as if swallowing the roof beams). His presence on roofs is also said to guard against fires. A paragraph in the Tang dynasty book Su Shi Yan Yi (苏氏演义) by Su E (苏鹗) says that a mythical sea creature called the chi wen [sic] was put on the roofs of buildings during the Han dynasty to protect the structures from fire hazards. This dragon is still found on the roofs of traditional Chinese homes today, protecting the inhabitants from fires. (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia).

2 Chiwen labels - old and newer

A Crab or a Flower?

The "F" label is missing...

Dogs, DOGS, Dogz. I love dogs' labels, and here some new ones!

Me and my twin brother love to ride our dog!

New and Old

What are they talking about?

The vomiting dog...

I finally put my hand on two more Military Japanese Cannon labels

Do you remember this post of mine: cannon-label-i-new , so I finally put my hand on two more Military Japanese Cannon labels.

I found 3 more versions of my favorites Japanese label - the Peach tree. So many versions!!!

Do you remember my post on the Peach tree labels? http://arnon-reisman.blogspot.co.il/2013/01/the-peach-tree-on-of-my-favorites.html

So I found 3 more, and the forth one is on the way...

The story of Mickey Mouse by Arnon & Walt Disney

Mickey Mouse is a funny animal cartoon character created in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks at the Walt Disney Studios. Mickey is an anthropomorphic mouse who typically wears red shorts, large yellow shoes, and white gloves. As the official mascot of The Walt Disney Company, Mickey is one of the most recognizable cartoon characters in the world. (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

Mickey's figure can be seen on many Japanese Matchboxes of the 50's as a selling promoter of Bars and Restaurants etc. that were aimed for the American soldiers of those days.

I have only one Japanese label of Mickey, but I hope to find more...

There are so many other out there, that I don't have, cause they are so expansive and requested...

So this is the story of Mickey Mouse by Arnon & Walt Disney:

My name is Mikey!

Hello evrybody!

I have a huge Cigarette! Wow, that's a different story....

So, listen to my story...

One day I bailed out from school

...and decided to visit my old

Grandma Miney

She was out of home, so I took a walk

Suddenly it began to rain

on my walk back home I met my friend Betty

She said she has a lot of wine and she

can't drink it all by herself

I told her that I can't get drunk today

...cause I was already planning to

meet my friend Minnie...

She was so sad...

...So this is me and my friend Minnie

 I suggested that we go to the Tea Room or

to the London Bar to play the piano and dance



She said she is hungry,

so we went to a restaurant

I gave her a lovely soup

After I paid the bill...we went home together

happily ever after

So this is my story...I am sure you all like it!

Good bye!

A nice printing mistake on (or on the back) of a Deer Japanese label

Front side:

Back side: