- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Gaming token. Rectangular-shaped token decorated on one side with a plain black line border and Japanese characters in the centre. This token is one of twelve gaming tokens n a set. [CW [OPS Move] 21/7/2016]
- Long description
- For the complete set of twelve rectangular gaming tokens with Japanese characters please see, 1901.47.1 .128 - .139. [CW [OPS Move] 21/7/2016] Please note that this object is one of a set of two-hundred and twenty-three objects that form the box, cards, counters and accessories of a Japanese game. [AB [OPS Move] 21/7/2016]
- Geographical reference
- Cultural groups
- Japanese
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1901
- Date collected
- By 1901
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 1901
- Materials and processes
- Material Animal Bone, Material Animal Ivory Tooth, Process Painted
- Dimensions
- Depth: max 2 mm, Width: max 19 mm, Length: max 22 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1901.47.1.133
- Associated publications
- Please note that the following offprint was found in one of the drawers containing card games. It is unclear what, if any, object this was originally associated with, so I have put it in a folder in the RDF in 1917.53 which is the collection that most of the card games were from. King Van Rensselaer, J. "Playing Cards from Japan" Proceedings National Museum XIII, No. 836, p. 381 - 382 [L.Ph 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 11/2/2005]
Search terms: Toy and Game, Card Game, Game, Game Accessory
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