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1898.33.1

[1 of ] 8 playing cards, white, with printed characters in black.

1898.33.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
[1 of ] 8 playing cards, white, with printed characters in black.
Cultural groups
Chinese
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source S.G. Hewlett
PRM source Sydney Gerald Hewlett
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1898
Date collected
By 1898
Acquisition information
Donated: 1898
Materials and processes
Material Cardboard Paper Plant, Material Pigment, Process Printed
Dimensions
Length: max 58 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1898.33.1
Research and responses

Notes from George Pollard: This is an (incomplete) example of Chinese-style chess cards. There might be two colours of card here, white and red, it's hard to tell from the photograph. There are two types of Chinese chess cards, those that have four colours and those that have two (usually red and white).

Search terms: Toy and Game, Card Game

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