Japanese Ogura Hyakunin Isshu Card Game Vtg Paper Green W/ Wood Box PX742 Inuyama Outside design

Outside design

Waterfall painting on its body

Antique Japanese Sewing Book

this simple and sturdy rectangular tray provides both function and beautiful decor

Some damages on the dry leaf

Japanese Ogura Hyakunin Isshu Card Game Vtg Paper Green W/ Wood Box PX742 Inuyama Outside designVtg 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