UNDER THE BANYAN TREE Jul-Dec 2015 | Page 48

EXPLORE TASTE REFLECT CREATE LIGHTING UP THE NIGHT U N D E R T H E B A N YA N T R E E 07/12 2015 2 3 1 A B O V E : Aside from advertising, the illustrations on many matchboxes are mini works of art. Matchibako is the art of Japanese matchbox design which was most prolific in the 1920s and 30s, showing both the country's traditional traits and emerging western influences TINY KEEPSAKES The appeal of collecting anything that relates to matches is that generally their size ensures that they don't require much storage room. Unless you're Mѕٕ