Playing Card Deck
29-238-24
From: China | Hankou
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Native Name | Tian Jiu 天九 |
| Object Number | 29-238-24 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Chinese |
| Provenience | China | Hankou |
| Period | 19th Century |
| Date Made | 1889 - 1893 |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Paper | Ink |
| Technique | Printed |
| Iconography | Dominoes |
| Description | Deck of Tian Jiu, 天九, or Heavens and Nines, playing cards. Many of the cards have become stuck together. Rectangular cards with rounded corners. Backs are black and faces have black and red domino spots with tacky yellow coating. From Culin publication: "No. 24 - From Hankow. Known as Fa-wong, "Flower princes" (see No. 38). The twenty-one natural dominoes; three each plain, two each with flowers or ornamental objects, one each with a figure of a hero or heroine. No jokers. Total, 126." |
| Length | 9.1 cm |
| Width | 2.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from William Henry Wilkinson, 1903 |
| Other Number | Wilkinson 24 - Collector Number | 29-191-241.5 - Old Museum Number |
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