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Hyakunin Isshu (New Year's playing cards) (41 of a set of 200)
Hyakunin Isshu (New Year's playing cards) (41 of a set of 200)
Hyakunin Isshu (New Year's playing cards) (41 of a set of 200)

Hyakunin Isshu (New Year's playing cards) (41 of a set of 200)

Date1775
Place of ManufactureAsia
Mediumcoloured printing ink
DimensionsOverall: 5.3 x 7.5 cm
ClassificationsDECORATIVE ART
Credit LineFred & Isabel Pollard Collection
Object number1975.101.001
DescriptionThe twenty-one poem cards have hand-written poems on speckled paper mounted on cards with a green border. The twenty poet cards feature block printed poets, hand-coloured in green, blue & orange & inscribed by hand on speckled paper. Hyakunin Isshu is a New Years game in which two teams match up will-known poets & their poems. Cards are in a wooden box.
Status
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