| COMPANY : REISS & Co, SURABAYA | PHOENIX BIRDS |
| TRADE MARK : CHINESE PHOENIX BIRDS | |
| CIRCA : 1880 || FOUND IN INDONESIA |
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This
beautiful sealed and labelled gin bottle has been in my collection
for over 9 years, previously identified as displaying Birds of
Paradise in the pictorial seal and on the label. More
research has determined that the birds are in fact : Chinese
PHOENIX. |
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The picture above, depicting 2 Chinese Phoenix and flowers, was taken during a recent visit to Vietnam. This symbol was displayed on a Temple in the ancient city of Hoi An, and bears a remarkable similarity to the adornment on the paper label of the REISS bottle. The PHOENIX is a powerful symbol intertwined in Vietnamese and Chinese culture, representing goodness and nobility, and its symbolism can be traced back over many centuries. | |
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<< PARADISE BIRD - "de Paradijsvogel" The paper label
displayed to the left clearly identifies a picture of a Bird of
Paradise and is a true replication of an existing South East
Asian species.
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