Japanese Ogura Hyakunin Isshu Traditional Poem Karuta Card Game Vtg Paper JK899 sakazuki 8 cm long x 6

8 cm long x 6 cm wide x 2

Back of the board has date and company's name

Item weight: 396 grams

Signature: Fukuyoshi (artist's name)

Japanese Ogura Hyakunin Isshu Traditional Poem Karuta Card Game Vtg Paper JK899 sakazuki 8 cm long x 6Vtg 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