Japanese Ogura Hyakunin Isshu Traditional Poem Card Game Vtg Paper Green JK749 Lakeview The medal features a picture

The medal features a picture of a shrine and a chrysanthemum crest that looks like the sun

Grayish brown glaze

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Typically used for ikebana flower arrangements

These materials are packed tightly into kashigata molds and dried to create beautiful designs and shapes

Japanese Ogura Hyakunin Isshu Traditional Poem Card Game Vtg Paper Green JK749 Lakeview The medal features a pictureVtg 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 green on the backs. This set originally had a cassette tape included with the readings, but is missing. 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