Cat Shell Game Tokens

Laura of the Japanese-language blog Caroline & Laura's Tea Break loves cats and makes beautiful snacks and crafts that look like them, such as eclairs and sweets.

Her most recent project is a set of painted shells. They are used in kaiawase, a game played by women in Heian period of Japanese history, which lasted from 794 to 1185 AD. The Metropolitan Museum of Art describes the game:

To play the game, a number of shells are divided between two boxes. One group is taken out and then matched one at a time to the halves from the second box. Pairs of related scenes from the Tale of Genji and other romances are painted on the inside of the shells as clues.

You can see more photos of Laura's kaiawase shells here (translation).


Comments (0)

As an Engineer, I can tell you that the number one thing we value is management that's willing to concede that they don't know as much as we do and who won't presume to mutilate projects through their ignorance.

Too often fidgety management seems to feel like they ought to be *doing* something. "Helping", in their minds. Don't. We got it. That one *little* thing you want to change for no reason beyond whimsy? It's not little when I have to redo the models and the drawings and lag the machine shop who just got done doing the tooling. And that's not even considering how many other issues your *little* addition is creating inadvertently that now have to be addressed. So, while I know it bruises your already ropey ego, shut up, go away, and let me do my job. Don't you have a report to file or something?
Abusive comment hidden. (Show it anyway.)
RCA would take a carefully engineered prototype TV fresh from the engineers and proceed to cut components out of it. If the TV still worked without the component then that component was left out of the final design. The resulting TV sort of worked.
Abusive comment hidden. (Show it anyway.)
The tool and die industry still hasn't recovered from the recession, and most engineers I know have taken up construction work because it's all that's available.
Abusive comment hidden. (Show it anyway.)
Having a mistress and a wife. That way the wife thinks he is with the mistress. The mistress thinks he is with the wife. While he is at work.
Abusive comment hidden. (Show it anyway.)
Login to comment.
Email This Post to a Friend
"Cat Shell Game Tokens"

Separate multiple emails with a comma. Limit 5.

 

Success! Your email has been sent!

close window
X

This website uses cookies.

This website uses cookies to improve user experience. By using this website you consent to all cookies in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

I agree
 
Learn More