Playing Cards
| Object Number: | 17603 |
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| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Korean (uncertain) |
| Provenience: | Korea |
| Date Made: | 18th Century - 1895 |
| Early Date: | 1700 |
| Late Date: | 1895 |
| Section: | Asian |
| Materials: | Paper |
| Credit Line: | Gift of Dr. E. B. Landis, 1896 |
Description
The playing cards consist of 59 long, rectangular strips of paper with Chinese inscription on one side and a drawing or pattern on the other side. All of the cards are stuck together and most of the inscriptions have been smeared.
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