{"product_id":"me-sayers-cheribon-batavia-vintage-japanese-matchbox-crop-tee","title":"M.E. Sayers Cheribon \u0026 Batavia — Vintage Japanese Matchbox Label Women's Crop Tee | Dutch East Indies Archive","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Story\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eTwo figures in red-dotted kimono robes share a moment , one playing a stringed instrument, the other resting beside a large peony bloom, set against a delicate blue lattice ground. \u003cem\u003eM.E. Sayers \u0026amp; Co. Cheribon \u0026amp; Batavia.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThis is one of the most tender and visually refined labels in the entire Ichinichi archive. Commissioned by M.E. Sayers \u0026amp; Co., a trading house operating across Cheribon (present-day Cirebon) and Batavia (present-day Jakarta) in the Dutch East Indies, and printed in Japan with the characteristic flat-color elegance of Meiji-era commercial illustration. The two figures — playful, intimate, surrounded by flowers — were designed to appeal to the Javanese market, rendered through the soft, precise hand of a Japanese engraver who understood that charm sells as well as authority.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe blue lattice background, the hot pink peony, the polka-dot robes: this label is a masterclass in restrained decorative color. On a fitted crop tee it reads like a vintage textile print discovered in a Kyoto secondhand shop — and is equally at home in Jakarta, Amsterdam, or anywhere in between.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho This Is For\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eFor the woman drawn to Japanese retro aesthetics, Dutch East Indies history, vintage Asian graphic art, and the kind of graphic that feels genuinely found rather than designed. This label lives at the softer, more intimate end of the Ichinichi archive — no roosters or revolvers here, just two figures, a flower, and a hundred years of quiet charm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe blue and pink palette makes every colorway work differently. Black turns it editorial. Pink wraps the label in its own tones. Natural gives it the feeling of aged paper. White keeps it fresh and graphic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Collection\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eEvery design in the Ichinichi Collection is sourced from a personal archive of original Japanese matchbox labels spanning 1880 to 1940. The M.E. Sayers labels represent the domestic and intimate side of the Dutch East Indies export trade — commercial objects designed to feel welcoming and culturally familiar to the Javanese market, printed in Japan with extraordinary sensitivity to that brief.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAvailable Colors\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"[li_\u0026amp;]:mb-0 [li_\u0026amp;]:mt-1 [li_\u0026amp;]:gap-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBlack\u003c\/strong\u003e — the blue lattice and hot pink peony glow against the dark ground\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePink\u003c\/strong\u003e — the label's own pink tones bleed softly into the shirt for a dreamy tonal effect\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNatural\u003c\/strong\u003e — aged cream echoes the label's paper ground, like wearing a found vintage print\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWhite\u003c\/strong\u003e — clean and crisp, the full blue and pink palette hits with maximum clarity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"[li_\u0026amp;]:mb-0 [li_\u0026amp;]:mt-1 [li_\u0026amp;]:gap-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eMaterial: 100% organic cotton\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eWeight: 5.9 oz\/yd² (200 g\/m²) — medium weight, soft and breathable\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eFit: Slim \/ crop fit — close to body, cropped hem\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003ePrint: Direct-to-Film (DTF) technology\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eLabel: Tear-away — minimal skin irritation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"border-border-200 border-t-0.5 my-3 mx-1.5\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSIZE GUIDE (inches)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"overflow-x-auto w-full px-2 mb-6\"\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"min-w-full border-collapse text-sm leading-[1.7] whitespace-normal\"\u003e\n\u003cthead class=\"text-left\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth class=\"text-text-100 border-b-0.5 border-border-300\/60 py-2 pr-4 align-top font-bold\" 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