| Object Number | 16494 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Korean |
| Provenience | Korea |
| Period | 19th Century |
| Date Made | 1800 - 1893 |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Cardboard | Ink |
| Technique | Calligraphy |
| Description | Deck of playing cards consisting of 61 long, flat cardboard cards called Tujeon (Korean: 투전; Hanja: 鬪牋). Each card is painted with a feather-like motif on one side and the other side with the suit and value. The set consists of six suits with numbers 1-9 in each suit and a General card. There is also one blank card for a total of 61 cards. The suits are: Man, Fish, Pheasant, Antelope, Rabbit, and Horse. Each card has its value written on it using arabic numerals near the middle. These numbers may have been added by the collector. |
| Length | 19.5 cm |
| Width | 1.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of W. H. Wilkinson, 1893 |
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