Playing Card Deck
29-238-34
From: China | Shanxi
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Native Name | Tian Jiu 天九 |
| Object Number | 29-238-34 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Chinese |
| Provenience | China | Shanxi |
| Period | 19th Century |
| Date Made | 1889 - 1893 |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Paper | Ink |
| Technique | Printed |
| Iconography | Dominoes |
| Description | 48 Tian Jiu, 天九, or Heavens and Nines, playing cards. Rectangular cards with rounded corners. Backs with red and green hexagonal and x motif. Faces with black and red domino spots. Tacky yellow coating. From Culin publication: "No. 34 - From Shansi province. The card 1-4 being substituted for 1-3, consists of a double Chi lung pack. Total, 48." |
| Length | 10.6 cm |
| Width | 3.1 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from William Henry Wilkinson, 1903 |
| Other Number | Wilkinson 34 - Collector Number | 29-191-241.6 - Old Museum Number |
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