Kai-awase
''Kai-awase'' (貝合わせ) is a Japanese game with shells. The shells in the inside would have elaborate paintings, often depicting scenes from the '' Tale of Genji''. The aim of the game was to find the other half that would fit. The game of ''e-awase was a pastime popular among Japanese nobles during the Kamakura period, although its history dates back to the Heian. In an ''e-awase'' contest, participants were divided into two teams, and created paintings on a predetermined topic, which were ...'' would develop from it later. References External links Japanese games {{japan-culture-stub ...
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E-awase
was a pastime popular among Japanese nobles during the Kamakura period, although its history dates back to the Heian The Japanese word Heian (平安, lit. "peace") may refer to: * Heian period, an era of Japanese history * Heian-kyō Heian-kyō was one of several former names for the city now known as Kyoto. It was the official capital of Japan for over one .... In an ''e-awase'' contest, participants were divided into two teams, and created paintings on a predetermined topic, which were then judged by their peers, as in the older '' uta-awase'' poetry contests. It was a popular entertainment at parties and social gatherings. An ''eawase'' contest of this type appears in '' The Tale of Genji'', forming the central theme of chapter 17. An alternative version of the picture contest was simpler, with players matching or associating pre-painted images. This was a development of an older game known as ' ( "shell matching"). Matching scenes would be painted on the inner surfaces ...
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Tale Of Genji
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