Playing Card Deck
Tian Jiu Playing Cards
Heavens and Nines Playing Cards
29-191-241.9
From: China
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Native Name | Tian Jiu 天九 |
| Object Number | 29-191-241.9 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Chinese |
| Provenience | China |
| Date Made | Late 19th Century - 1929 |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Paper | Ink |
| Technique | Printed |
| Iconography | Dominoes |
| Description | Incomplete set of 105 Tian Jiu, 天九, or Heavens and Nines, playing cards. There are only 66 cards remaining but there should be five sets of 21 cards with dominoes on them totalling 105. There is one complete set of the 21 traditional domino cards but the other four sets are missing various cards. One set is illuminated with gourds. They are rectangular cards with rounded corners and the backs have a green checkerboard-like motif. The faces have black and red domino dots. Each one has a tacky yellow coating. |
| Length | 12.8 cm |
| Width | 2.33 cm |
| Credit Line | Received from various sources, pre-1929 |
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