Japanese Ogura Hyakunin Isshu Card Game Vtg Paper Green W/ Wood Box PX742 lacquered frame Damage on the metal hinge

Damage on the metal hinge (right door

This statue is unique and crafted from only smooth stones

It symbolizes jealousy and resentment and is applied to female characters when angry

7 cm long x 16 cm wide x 56 cm tall

Japanese Ogura Hyakunin Isshu Card Game Vtg Paper Green W/ Wood Box PX742 lacquered frame Damage on the metal hingeVtg Japanese Hyakunin Isshu Card Game W Wooden Box This is a vintage Japanese karuta card game called Hyakunin Isshu. This complete set comes in a wooden storage box tied with a flat green cord. 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 garuta, which uses a deck composed of cards