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Two Playing Cards
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Two playing cards with a poem. One card depicts a seated poet with a pipe in his right hand, shielding his face with a fan featuring a courtier. These cards were used in a game based on an anthology of one hundred poems compiled in 1235: the Hyakunin isshu.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineTwo Playing Cards. c. 1790 - c. 1800. Arama Norisue. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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