Playing Card Deck
29-238-37
From: China | Chongqing
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Native Name | Tian Jiu 天九 |
| Object Number | 29-238-37 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Chinese |
| Provenience | China | Chongqing |
| Period | 19th Century |
| Date Made | 1889 - 1893 |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Paper | Ink |
| Technique | Printed |
| Iconography | Dominoes | Human Figures |
| Description | Tian Jiu, 天九, or Heavens and Nines, playing cards. Rectangular cards with rounded corners. Backs red. Faces with black and red domino spots and tacky yellow coating. Cards are stuck together. Some cards with scenes of multiple figures in red, black and green-brown. From Culin publication: "No. 37. - From Chungch'ing. Somewhat similar to No. 34, except that the cards 1-2 and 3-4 are substituted for the two 1-3's. One of each of the fourteen kinds is illuminated. Total, 48." |
| Length | 11.1 cm |
| Width | 2.8 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from William Henry Wilkinson, 1903 |
| Other Number | Wilkinson 37 - Collector Number | 29-191-241.13 - Old Museum Number |
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