This is a Man'yō Karuta, supervised by Professor Nakanishi Susumu, with the added value as a cultural craft item, presented in a washi paper box. The suggested retail price is 52,800 yen. Please check the Tamura Shogundo website, a prestigious karuta publisher, for confirmation. I have kept it unused at home because it feels too precious to open.

In remembrance of the generous era of the Man'yō period, a selection of a hundred famous poems was made from the 4,516 verses of the Man'yōshū, taking about ten years to complete the [Man'yō Karuta] in December 1984. Unlike the refined world of the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu, this set features many poems depicting the lives of people from the Man'yō period. Each of the hundred selected poems was crafted with care. Please enjoy this authentic [Man'yō Karuta], which beautifully conveys the spirit of the Man'yō poets as a fitting work of fine art and craft. It includes a decorative box made of Echizen washi, 100 reading cards, 100 taking cards, and a commentary book.

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