Gaming card. The front of the card depicts text in Japanese characters and floral design. The card is rectangular and made from paper. The reverse of the card has an illustration depicting a hand holding chopsticks. The card is one of sixty-two cards in a game set. [CW [OPS Move] 21/7/2016]

Collection type: Object
Description: Gaming card. The front of the card depicts text in Japanese characters and floral design. The card is rectangular and made from paper. The reverse of the card has an illustration depicting a hand holding chopsticks. The card is one of sixty-two cards in a game set. [CW [OPS Move] 21/7/2016]
Long description: For the complete set of rectangular gaming cards with printed illustrations with hand and chop sticks please see 1901.47.1 .116 - .119 and 1901.47.1 .165 - .222. [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: Japan
Asia > Eastern Asia > Japan
Cultural groups: Japanese
Person: Field collector Unknown Collector; PRM source Cuthbert Edgar Peek; PRM source Augusta Louisa Peek
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1901
Date collected: By 1901
Acquisition information: Donated: 1901
Materials and processes: Material Paper Plant, Process Printed
Dimensions: Width: max 34 mm, Length: max 52 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1901.47.1.186
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]

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