160905-0013 - Playing Karuta
[ 1900s Japan - Playing Karuta ] — Illustration of Japanese women in kimono playing Karuta, ca. 1905 (Meiji 38)..
One person reads part of a poem on a yomifuda (reading) card, while others try to be the first to get the corresponding torifuda (grabbing) cards with the rest of the poem.
Lithograph by Saburo Ota (太田三郎, 1884-1969).
20th century vintage postcard. (Photo by MeijiShowa/アフロ)