ORIGINAL TITLE: 百人一首

PRONUNCIATION: Hyakunin Isshu

TYPE: Game

DIMENSIONS: 2 X 2 3/4 inches (each card) 3 1/2 X 4 1/2 X 5 3/4 (box)

COMPONENTS: 100 poet picture cards (one card replaced) & 99 matching poem cards, housed in original wood box with sliding cover

NOTES: Scarce and original.

LANGUAGE

Japanese

ITEM ID: 1211

Hyakunin Isshu Game

DATE

Century: 19th (1801-1900)

Japanese woodblock print Hyakunin Isshu (100 Poems and Poets) Card Game in the original box.

An eclectic assemblage of objects coving a wide range of human history.

This collection houses art and artifacts from China, Ethiopia, India and Japan.