Tile Based Card Game - Leg and Bamboo - China - 20th century
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Tile Based Card Game, a 54-piece set in bone and bamboo from China dating to the 20th century, in excellent, original condition.
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Antiek Chinese Card Game (1920) - Bone and Bamboo - 100% complete!
Unique and very rare antique card game from around 1920. A full Western deck (54 cards) in bone and bamboo is rare and in beautiful, undamaged condition with the original brocade box.
Construction: Beautiful, artisanal dovetail joints. No glue used.
Top: Solid stag bone with hand-carved and colored engravings.
Bottom: Natural bamboo with the characteristic grain and end-grain texture.
Unique details: The Jokers are beautifully engraved as traditional Chinese opera figures and the Queens are stylized as Chinese court ladies. The Kings: on the right side the gentlemen join.
They wear intricately inlaid crowns and ceremonial robes. The Jacks: The clothing style of these figures is built from geometric two-tone blocks that recall traditional Western playing cards from the early 20th century, but the cutting technique remains unmistakably Eastern.
Total weight approx. 500 grams
Antiek Chinese Card Game (1920) - Bone and Bamboo - 100% complete!
Unique and very rare antique card game from around 1920. A full Western deck (54 cards) in bone and bamboo is rare and in beautiful, undamaged condition with the original brocade box.
Construction: Beautiful, artisanal dovetail joints. No glue used.
Top: Solid stag bone with hand-carved and colored engravings.
Bottom: Natural bamboo with the characteristic grain and end-grain texture.
Unique details: The Jokers are beautifully engraved as traditional Chinese opera figures and the Queens are stylized as Chinese court ladies. The Kings: on the right side the gentlemen join.
They wear intricately inlaid crowns and ceremonial robes. The Jacks: The clothing style of these figures is built from geometric two-tone blocks that recall traditional Western playing cards from the early 20th century, but the cutting technique remains unmistakably Eastern.
Total weight approx. 500 grams
Details
Dynastic Style/Period
20th century
Number of objects
54
Country of Origin
China
Material
Leg and Bamboo
Title of artwork
Tile Based Card Game
Condition
Excellent condition
Authenticity
Original/official
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