Japanese Ogura Hyakunin Isshu Traditional Poem Karuta Card Game Vtg Paper JK899 fireworks possibly the former owner's name

possibly the former owner's name

Packed weight: 291 grams

This item is a set of 4 Japanese shikishi art boards stored in a dedicated cover box

size: 31 cm long x 40 cm wide x 47 cm tall

Japanese Wooden Display Shelf

Japanese Ogura Hyakunin Isshu Traditional Poem Karuta Card Game Vtg Paper JK899 fireworks possibly the former owner's nameVtg Japanese Hyakunin Isshu Card Game This is a vintage Japanese karuta card game called Hyakunin Isshu. The cards are made out of strong cardstock paper and are green on the backs with silver and gold flecks. 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