Playing Card

Playing Cards

16585E

From: India | Maharashtra

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number 16585E
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Indian | Hindu
Provenience India | Maharashtra
Date Made 19th Century - 1893
Section Asian
Materials Paper
Technique Lacquered
Iconography Vishnu | Parashu
Description

Ganjifa card. Dasavatara pack. 1 round playing card of lacquered paper. Card is red on one side. On the other side are a series of concentric circles. At the center is a blue figure, probably Vishnu. In the middle area are six axes from the parashurama suit. At the edge are flower and dotted motifs.

Outside Diameter 10.1 cm
Credit Line Purchased from / at the World's Columbian Exposition, 1893

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