One pair of cards (from a set of 200 playing cards; "Hyakunin Isshu" uta karuta). Card "a" contains the first half of a poem, card "b" contains the matching second half of the poem. Black calligraphy over a decorative brushed gilt and white ink design on thick paper; gilded on verso. See record 12957.001ab-.100ab for information on the complete set.
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