Japanese Playing Cards Ogura Hyakunin Isshu
This is a vintage Japanese Nintendo brand poetry karuta card game called Hyakunin Isshu. Hyakunin Isshu is a classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets. Hyakunin Isshu can be translated to "one hundred people, one poem [each]"; it can also refer to the card game of uta-garuta, which uses a deck composed of cards based on the Hyakunin Isshu. There are 2 types of cards: the whole of the poem and the poet's image and name, and the last part of the poem. The cards are set out on the floor and it's the player's job to match the cards. Professional karuta games often have a reader, and the two player fight to make the match.
- Red, gold
- 200 cards (complete set)
- Kanji on the box: Ogura Hyakunin Isshu, Nintendo special selection, Kinho (gold phoenix)
- Paper
- C1970
- Item weight: 824 grams
- Packed weight: 1200 grams
- Approx. [Card] 7.5 cm long x 5.3 cm wide; [Box] 16.5 cm long x 12 cm wide x 7 cm tall
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Good condition considering age. Cards have some stains and blemishes. Paper on box is bubbling with creases and worn corners. Some rough edges on box. Wear and tear due to age. Please see the photos carefully.
- Acquired from the famous Osu Antique Market in Nagoya, Japan.
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