Japanese Ogura Hyakunin Isshu Traditional Poem Card Game Vtg Paper Blue JK750 suiban Used to heat the water

Used to heat the water for making tea

Fish and Crab on the rock

Black stand

opening size: 6 cm

Japanese Centerpiece Charger Plate

Japanese Ogura Hyakunin Isshu Traditional Poem Card Game Vtg Paper Blue JK750 suiban Used to heat the waterVtg Japanese Hyakunin Isshu Card Game This is a vintage Japanese karuta card game called Hyakunin Isshu. The cards are made out of a strong paper cardstock and are blue on the backs. It comes with game instructions and recitation guide. 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