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.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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- Iranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century
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- Iranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century
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- Iranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century
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- Iranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century
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- Iranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century
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- Iranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century
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- Iranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century
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- Iranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century
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- Iranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century
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- Iranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century
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- Iranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century
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- Iranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century
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- Iranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century
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- Iranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century
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- Iranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century
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- Iranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century
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- Iranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century
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- Iranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century
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- Iranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century
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- Iranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century
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- Iranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century
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- Iranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century
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- Iranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century
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- Iranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century
Brooklyn Museum
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- Iranian Laquer Playing Cards, half 19th century
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- Iranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century
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- Iranian Laquer Playing Cards, half 19th century
State Hermitage Museum
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- Iranian Laquer Playing Cards, half 19th century, The State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia
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- Iranian Laquer Playing Cards, half 19th century, The State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia
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- Iranian Laquer Playing Cards, half 19th century, The State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia
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- Iranian Laquer Playing Cards, half 19th century, The State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Moqaddam Museum
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