{"product_id":"nippon-match-dragon-vintage-japanese-matchbox-crop-tee","title":"Nippon Match Dragon,Vintage Japanese Matchbox Label Women's Crop Tee | Meiji Era 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]\"\u003eA dragon uncoils across crashing waves, scales rendered in teal and silver, body spiraling toward a distant castle on the horizon. Hot pink ground. \u003cem\u003eMade in Japan. Nippon Match Manufacturing Co., Ltd.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThis label from the Ichinichi archive is one of the most visually electric pieces in the entire collection and on a fitted crop tee, it becomes something genuinely remarkable. The Nippon Match Manufacturing Co. was one of the major consolidated match producers of Meiji and Taisho-era Japan, and their dragon label is a masterclass in pre-war Japanese graphic energy: mythological power compressed into a small rectangle, printed in colors that have no right to look this vivid after a hundred years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe teal dragon against hot pink is not an accident. Japanese commercial printers understood contrast, tension, and the kind of graphic combination that stops a buyer at a market stall. It still works, on entirely different shelves, for entirely different reasons.\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 who loves Japanese dragon iconography, vintage Asian graphic art, and the kind of crop tee that sparks a conversation before you've said a word. This label sits at the intersection of pre-war Japonisme and contemporary Y2K-adjacent aesthetic vivid, feminine, historically grounded, and completely its own thing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe pink colorway echoes the label's own ground tone for a tonal look. The natural lets the vintage graphic breathe. White keeps it crisp and editorial. Black gives it maximum drama.\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 Nippon Match dragon label represents the corporate era of Japanese matchbox production when major manufacturers competed for export markets across Asia and beyond, and invested heavily in label design as brand identity. The dragon was their signature. Now it's yours.\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 teal dragon on hot pink against black: bold, graphic, after-dark energy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNatural:\u003c\/strong\u003e aged cream softens the label into something that reads like a found vintage patch\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWhite:\u003c\/strong\u003e clean and sharp, the pink label pops like neon on snow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePink:\u003c\/strong\u003e label meets shirt in a full tonal moment dragon pink on soft pink, entirely intentional\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\" scope=\"col\"\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth class=\"text-text-100 border-b-0.5 border-border-300\/60 py-2 pr-4 align-top font-bold\" scope=\"col\"\u003eS\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth class=\"text-text-100 border-b-0.5 border-border-300\/60 py-2 pr-4 align-top font-bold\" scope=\"col\"\u003eM\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth class=\"text-text-100 border-b-0.5 border-border-300\/60 py-2 pr-4 align-top font-bold\" scope=\"col\"\u003eL\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth class=\"text-text-100 border-b-0.5 border-border-300\/60 py-2 pr-4 align-top font-bold\" scope=\"col\"\u003eXL\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"border-b-0.5 border-border-300\/30 py-2 pr-4 align-top\"\u003eWidth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"border-b-0.5 border-border-300\/30 py-2 pr-4 align-top\"\u003e15.25\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"border-b-0.5 border-border-300\/30 py-2 pr-4 align-top\"\u003e16.25\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"border-b-0.5 border-border-300\/30 py-2 pr-4 align-top\"\u003e17.25\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"border-b-0.5 border-border-300\/30 py-2 pr-4 align-top\"\u003e18.00\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"border-b-0.5 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