Maruyama Oritsu (1817-1875), Nagasawa Roho (fl. mid 19th Century), Hara Zaisho (1813-1871) and Kishi Gantai (1782-1865)
Maruyama Oritsu (1817-1875), Nagasawa Roho (fl. mid 19th Century), Hara Zaisho (1813-1871) and Kishi Gantai (1782-1865)

Picture-matching playing cards (E-awase karuta) of fish, insects, birds, animals and flowers

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Maruyama Oritsu (1817-1875), Nagasawa Roho (fl. mid 19th Century), Hara Zaisho (1813-1871) and Kishi Gantai (1782-1865)
Picture-matching playing cards (E-awase karuta) of fish, insects, birds, animals and flowers
Eight-hundred playing cards; ink and color on paper board
4½ x 3¼in. (11.5 x 8.3cm.) each

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These are 4 sets of 200 playing cards for a game of matching up related images. First set: Fish and plants, painted by Maruyama Oritsu; the second: Insects and plants by Nagasawa Roho; the third: Birds and plants by Kishi Gantai; the fourth: Animals and plants by Hara Zaisho.

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