Iranian Laquer Playing Card (Ganjifa)

Ganjifa Playing Cards

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Ganjifa and Aas-Naas are traditional Iranian card games whose history goes back to the 15th century Safavid period. Apparently Ganjifa was similar to Hokm and Aas-Naas to Poker. These hand-painted playing cards are all from the late Qajar period and are made of lacquered papier-mâché.

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Tagged with: Game • Entertainment • Qajar • Playing Cards • Cards

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3 Responses to Ganjifa Playing Cards

کوشان مهران says:

3 November 2012 at 04:05

گردآوری این نگاره های زیبا نشان دهنده علاقه واقعی گردانندگان گرامی شهرفرنگ می باشد.

جز سپاسگذاری چه کاری از من نوعی ساخته است؟

استوار بمانید

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Mahdi says:

3 November 2012 at 18:39

به نام یزدان بخشاینده بخشا
یک مرد می‌خوام که این تصاویرو وارد بازی solitar suite (اگر اشتباه نکنم) بکنه تا به صورت بازی رایانه‌ای اینارو بازی کنیم
یک مرد می‌خوام

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نادیا says:

9 November 2012 at 04:47

من اطلاعی از این بازی نداشتم،خیلی برام جالب بود.
ممنون از سایت خوبتون

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