{"product_id":"handelmij-hendjik-vintage-rooster-revolver-label-denim-jacket","title":"Handelmij Hendjik Vintage Rooster Revolver Label Denim Jacket","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"relative group\/copy bg-bg-000\/50 border-0.5 border-border-400 rounded-lg focus:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-accent-100\" aria-label=\"Code\" role=\"group\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"overflow-x-auto\"\u003e\n\u003cpre class=\"code-block__code !my-0 !rounded-lg !text-sm !leading-relaxed p-3.5\"\u003e\u003ccode\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/code\u003e\u003c\/pre\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Story\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eThis is one of the most historically specific labels in the archive, and printed large across the back of a denim jacket it becomes genuinely arresting. \"Handelmij Hendjik\" arcs across the top of the label, the word Handelmij a contraction of Handelsmaatschappij, the Dutch for trading company, with \"Makassar\" at the base naming the great port city on the southwestern tip of Sulawesi in the Dutch East Indies. Beneath that, Chinese characters read 恒益公司, Hendjik and Co., the company name written for the Chinese merchant community that was central to commerce in Makassar. At the center, the label's unforgettable image: a rooster head in close profile rendered in dark engraving, and directly below it, a revolver, both set against a deep pink and red ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eThe combination of a rooster and a pistol is unusual in export matchbox art and speaks to the specific commercial culture of Makassar, a city with a long history of trade, conflict and frontier commerce. The label was almost certainly ordered by the Hendjik trading company directly from a Japanese match manufacturer, a common arrangement in the early twentieth century when Dutch colonial businesses commissioned custom labels for their own branded goods. The Chinese text addressed the local Peranakan Chinese merchant community who were among the primary buyers and distributors. A rooster, a revolver, a Dutch company, Chinese characters and a Japanese factory, all on a single matchbox bound for Sulawesi.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eOn the denim jacket the label is printed large and bold across the back panel, the deep pink reading vividly against the medium blue wash. This is a statement piece in the fullest sense, the kind of jacket that stops people behind you and rewards anyone who comes close enough to take in the strange, striking detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho Is It For\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eThis jacket is for someone who wants their outerwear to carry a real story and a genuinely unusual image. They are drawn to the rooster and revolver, to the layered history of Dutch colonial trade, Chinese merchant networks and Japanese manufacturing meeting in a port city in Sulawesi. A back print this size is a commitment, and it is for the person who wants the boldest, strangest piece in the room. It pairs as easily with black jeans as it does with the contrast of its own denim.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAvailable Colors\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMedium Denim Wash:\u003c\/strong\u003e The classic medium blue wash is a striking ground for this deep pink label. The vivid red panel pops hard against the cool denim, the dark engraving of the rooster and revolver holding all its detail, and the whole back panel reads like a piece of wearable art with real edge. Bold and unforgettable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Collection\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eEvery design in the Ichinichi Collection is sourced from a personal archive of original Japanese matchbox labels spanning 1880 to 1940. The Handelmij Hendjik label is one of the archive's rarest pieces, a custom commission from a Dutch colonial trading company in Makassar, Sulawesi, bearing the company name in both Dutch and Chinese. Its unusual pairing of a rooster and a revolver makes it one of the most distinctive labels in the entire collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eMaterial: 90% cotton, 6% polyester, 3% rayon, 1% spandex, fiber content varies slightly by size. Fit: Relaxed fit. Collar: Lapel collar with button-front closure. Pockets: Front slant pockets. Wash: Medium denim wash. Label: Sewn-in on bottom left side. 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