JAPANESE PLAYING CARDS
Polychrome painting on cardboard — end of 18th century
Hyakunin isshu
One hundred poets and their most famous poems
The famous Japanese poetry collection includes 100 poets from a period of five to six hundred years, from ancient to early medieval literature of Japan. The poets are almost exclusively aristocrats, noble officials, noble members of the Buddhist clergy, and court ladies. The finely crafted cards on cardboard, sometimes bordered in gold or silver paper, were found in the painted state only in very wealthy families.
To the game
The painted cards bear the poet’s name and the first part of the famous poem, the calligraphy cards bear the second part of the poem. In the traditional card game, the cards are placed on the floor in front of all players. One player reads the beginning of the poem. The other players must find the card with the continuation of the poem as quickly as possible. Japanese children knew the 100 poems and preferred to pick the matching parts on New Year’s Day.
JAPANESE PLAYING CARDS
Polychrome painting on cardboard — end of 18th century
Hyakunin isshu
One hundred poets and their most famous poems
The famous Japanese poetry collection includes 100 poets from a period of five to six hundred years, from ancient to early medieval literature of Japan. The poets are almost exclusively aristocrats, noble officials, noble members of the Buddhist clergy, and court ladies. The finely crafted cards on cardboard, sometimes bordered in gold or silver paper, were found in the painted state only in very wealthy families.
To the game
The painted cards bear the poet’s name and the first part of the famous poem, the calligraphy cards bear the second part of the poem. In the traditional card game, the cards are placed on the floor in front of all players. One player reads the beginning of the poem. The other players must find the card with the continuation of the poem as quickly as possible. Japanese children knew the 100 poems and preferred to pick the matching parts on New Year’s Day.
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