Vtg Japanese Hyakunin Isshu Card Game
This is a vintage Japanese karuta card game called Hyakunin Isshu. The cards are made out of a strong paper cardstock and are green on the backs. This set originally had a cassette tape included with the readings, but is missing.
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 players fight to make the match.
- Multi-color, green
- 200 cards (complete set)
- Kanji on the box: Ogura Hyakunin Isshu, Recitation cassette tape inside
- Paper
- C1980
- Item weight: 790 grams
- Packed weight: 1090 grams
- Approx. [Card] 7.5 cm long x 5 cm wide; [Box] 18 cm long x 11.5 cm wide x 7.5 cm tall
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Good condition considering age. Cassette tape is missing. Wear and tear due to age. Please see the photos carefully.
- We acquired this item at an antique auction in Tajimi in Gifu, Japan.
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