*The pattern may be different from the image shown due to the cutting process
Detail
| Product : | Wallet (Tensho-karuta) |
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| Type : | 財布 |
| Size (cm) : | W10.0 x H10.0 (when folded) |
| Tags : | 130th anniversary object-1、 bi-fold billfold、 Wrapping available、 南蛮貿易、 Patterns_Tensho karuta、 桃山時代、 Search_Gion_Matsuri_2024 object-3、 Search_Gion_Festival_2025_object-3、 leather lining、 |
| Other : |
Please note that due to cutting, the pattern placement may differ from the displayed image. Product photos may appear slightly different in color from the actual item due to lighting conditions and your device's display settings. |
| Other : | Gift wrapping service available |
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Description
A wallet of brocade with leather lining.
Patterns
Tensho-karuta(Brocade of Tensho Cards Pattern)
Many Portuguese cultures had been introduced into Japan through the trades from the South in the Momoyama period (1573-1630A.D. ).
Tensho cards retain such Portuguese vestiges of those days. They are similar to today's playing cards and consist of four kinds of marks (a cup, a coin, a sword, and a wand), each of which consists of the plain cards from number two to nine, and the four picture cards (a king, a knight, a court-lady, and a dragon) totaling twelve cards in each mark.
We have woven this exotic design of Tensho cards into warp-patterned brocade based on the printing blocks of the cards.






