LOT 1002 An Indian Ganjifa playing card game, probably 18th century, with hand painted roundels of portraits,
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An Indian Ganjifa playing card game, probably 18th century, with hand painted roundels of portraits, interior scenes, figures on horseback etc, diameter in a painted wooden box, cover lacking.(Card games such as Ganjifa were introduced into India by the Mughals. The earliest recorded pack is from 1674. Few early packs remain. See The Indian Heritage -Court Life and Arts Under the Mughal Rule- Illustration 76 -Victoria and Albert Museum Exhibition 1982)
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