Playing Card
Playing Cards
16585E
From: India | Maharashtra
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Object Number | 16585E |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Indian | Hindu |
| Provenience | India | Maharashtra |
| Date Made | 19th Century - 1893 |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Paper |
| Technique | Lacquered |
| Iconography | Vishnu | Parashu |
| Description | Ganjifa card. Dasavatara pack. 1 round playing card of lacquered paper. Card is red on one side. On the other side are a series of concentric circles. At the center is a blue figure, probably Vishnu. In the middle area are six axes from the parashurama suit. At the edge are flower and dotted motifs. |
| Outside Diameter | 10.1 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from / at the World's Columbian Exposition, 1893 |
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