The year of the majestic dragon, legendary creatures in Chinese mythology and folklore; Traditionally symbolize auspicious powers and also a symbol of power, strength, and good luck. In yin and yang terminology, a dragon is yang and complements a yin fenghuang ("Chinese phoenix"). A famous Chinese proverbs with references to a dragon, "Hoping one's son will become a dragon" (望子成龍 , wàng zǐ chéng lóng).
The Barclays are no strangers to many collectors and I am lucky to get a pair of the golden and red duo from of course a senior collector who has more treasures than you can imagine. Why are they so 'hot' is cause they really do shine bright with the finest details and quality. Antalis is another star with it's "fire-breathing" pair that is lighting up the flaps. Also breathing fire is F&N trio from Singapore with their "F&N cans" built body looking fiercely strong.
We have the dragons from the malls (AEON, IOI, Carrefour, Pacific), the IT companies (HP, Microsoft Hardware & Epson), Fashion (Crocodile International & Voir) but some of my more favorite designs are from Sunway Pyramid, TSL, Credit Suisse and Carlton Hotel for their majestic dragons. I must mention that Sunway's dragon tail can be extended giving it a true feel of this mythical creature.
Great Eastern with their front and back match piece is as lovely especially when you put the two different version from Singapore (left) and Malaysia (right) together. Also using the shade of pink and a little blue & purple are Crocodile and Fairprice, both stunning in their own way. From the beverage companies, Carlsberg and Coca-Cola surely have a share of that imperial dragon chasing it's "pearl of wisdom", so is the very green dragon from Citibank.
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So happened received both Pacific rabbit and dragon together, thought they look pretty matching since they are the same size with the same flap design. While Nuskin and Passion both used the YIN (Dragon) theme, Canon chose the Chinese Phoenix, the YANG to complement the YIN with embedded crystal like stone . Dermic Eucare also has two smaller dragons watching over a beautiful maiden but added on using glossy paper that made the angpow shimmer and shine.
Catch more dragons below or visit my spring garden for the beautiful flowers collection.
Catch more dragons below or visit my spring garden for the beautiful flowers collection.
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If you are a fan of cute cartoon designs, Aeon Mall, Ribena, Crown, Scott, Global Art, Tesco and especially AIA & Ingram Micro all did a good job with their delightful smiley dragons. What do you think about Pureen 3-pc set? I was so excited when I finally found a collector to trade them. The Lion dance, gold fish and of course the dragon are just delightful with a unique side flap. Also using adorable dragons below are Super Dining and Bangsar Village which I love very much as well. Next up we have some companies that went with the chinese character of the word 'dragon'; Kelly Services with a nice pink touch, Ambank with a front and back match piece, Enopi, LG and Guinness all combining the word dragon with an actual dragon within. |
Our local F&N together with OCBC below came out with four-piece set which was not a common design then; with the exception of Singapore aps that is... Hong Leong Finance fish and dragon pair caught my attention at first sight but the paper is a little thin while CIMB private although without the dragon like the mass market and preferred design is a much better quality piece with embossing. ANZ is missing it's gold partner but still looking as good on it's own.
More from the banks: mother child pair from Public Bank, those with the majestic dragon theme: Citigold, JP Morgan, CIMB Group Singapore, Hong Leong and Maybank. From the IT world we also have dragons from HP and Epson
Take a stroll in my spring garden to find more beauties...
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