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title=\"Permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/en\/ganjifa-playing-cards\/#19663\"><div class=\"galleria-link-bookmark\"><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\" style=\"padding-right: 20px;\"><\/div>'},\n{id: 19664, image: 'https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Ganjifa-Brooklyn-Museum-03.jpg', extlink: '', thumb: 'https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Ganjifa-Brooklyn-Museum-03-250x250.jpg', permalink: '<div class=\"galleria-layeritem\"><a title=\"Permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/en\/ganjifa-playing-cards\/#19664\"><div class=\"galleria-link-bookmark\"><\/div><\/a><\/div>', layer: '<div class=\"galleria-infolayer\"><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\" style=\"padding-right: 20px;\"><h1>Iranian Laquer Playing Cards, half 19th century<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\"><a title=\"Permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/en\/ganjifa-playing-cards\/#19664\"><div class=\"galleria-link-bookmark\"><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\" style=\"padding-right: 20px;\"><\/div>'},\n{id: 19665, image: 'https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Ganjifa-Hermitage-01.jpg', extlink: '', thumb: 'https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Ganjifa-Hermitage-01-250x250.jpg', permalink: '<div class=\"galleria-layeritem\"><a title=\"Permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/en\/ganjifa-playing-cards\/#19665\"><div class=\"galleria-link-bookmark\"><\/div><\/a><\/div>', layer: '<div class=\"galleria-infolayer\"><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\" style=\"padding-right: 20px;\"><h1>Iranian Laquer Playing Cards, half 19th century, The State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\"><a title=\"Permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/en\/ganjifa-playing-cards\/#19665\"><div class=\"galleria-link-bookmark\"><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\" style=\"padding-right: 20px;\"><\/div>'},\n{id: 19666, image: 'https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Ganjifa-Hermitage-02.jpg', extlink: '', thumb: 'https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Ganjifa-Hermitage-02-e1422302925358-250x250.jpg', permalink: '<div class=\"galleria-layeritem\"><a title=\"Permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/en\/ganjifa-playing-cards\/#19666\"><div class=\"galleria-link-bookmark\"><\/div><\/a><\/div>', layer: '<div class=\"galleria-infolayer\"><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\" style=\"padding-right: 20px;\"><h1>Iranian Laquer Playing Cards, half 19th century, The State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\"><a title=\"Permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/en\/ganjifa-playing-cards\/#19666\"><div class=\"galleria-link-bookmark\"><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\" style=\"padding-right: 20px;\"><\/div>'},\n{id: 19667, image: 'https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Ganjifa-Hermitage-03.jpg', extlink: '', thumb: 'https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Ganjifa-Hermitage-03-250x250.jpg', permalink: '<div class=\"galleria-layeritem\"><a title=\"Permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/en\/ganjifa-playing-cards\/#19667\"><div class=\"galleria-link-bookmark\"><\/div><\/a><\/div>', layer: '<div class=\"galleria-infolayer\"><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\" style=\"padding-right: 20px;\"><h1>Iranian Laquer Playing Cards, half 19th century, The State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\"><a title=\"Permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/en\/ganjifa-playing-cards\/#19667\"><div class=\"galleria-link-bookmark\"><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\" style=\"padding-right: 20px;\"><\/div>'},\n{id: 19668, image: 'https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Ganjifa-Hermitage-04.jpg', extlink: '', thumb: 'https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Ganjifa-Hermitage-04-250x250.jpg', permalink: '<div class=\"galleria-layeritem\"><a title=\"Permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/en\/ganjifa-playing-cards\/#19668\"><div class=\"galleria-link-bookmark\"><\/div><\/a><\/div>', layer: '<div class=\"galleria-infolayer\"><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\" style=\"padding-right: 20px;\"><h1>Iranian Laquer Playing Cards, half 19th century, The State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\"><a title=\"Permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/en\/ganjifa-playing-cards\/#19668\"><div class=\"galleria-link-bookmark\"><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\" style=\"padding-right: 20px;\"><\/div>'}\n];<\/script>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/fa.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%DA%AF%D9%86%D8%AC%D9%81%D9%87\" target=\"_new\">Ganjifa<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pagat.com\/poker\/history.html#as-nas\" target=\"_new\">Aas-Naas<\/a> are traditional Iranian card games whose history goes back to the 15th century Safavid period. Apparently Ganjifa was similar to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pagat.com\/whist\/hokm.html\" target=\"_new\">Hokm<\/a> and Aas-Naas to Poker. These hand-painted playing cards are all from the late Qajar period and  are made of lacquered papier-m\u00e2ch\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/laquer-playing-card-00.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/pagelines-lazyloader\/images\/1x1.trans.gif\" data-lazy-src=\"http:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/laquer-playing-card-00-580x370.jpg\" alt=\"Iranian Laquer Playing Cards, half 19th century, Iran\" title=\"Iranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century\" width=\"580\" height=\"370\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-10521\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/laquer-playing-card-01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/pagelines-lazyloader\/images\/1x1.trans.gif\" data-lazy-src=\"http:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/laquer-playing-card-01-580x728.jpg\" alt=\"Iranian Laquer Playing Cards, half 19th century, Iran\" title=\"Iranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century\"  width=\"580\" height=\"728\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-10523\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>The Metropolitan Museum of Art<\/h4>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-17068 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-postid=\"fsg_post_17068\" data-imgid=\"19637\" title=\"Iranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century\" href='https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MET-playing-card-01.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MET-playing-card-01-250x250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Iranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-19637\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-19637'>\n\t\t\t\tIranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-postid=\"fsg_post_17068\" data-imgid=\"19638\" title=\"Iranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century\" href='https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MET-playing-card-02.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MET-playing-card-02-250x250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Iranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-19638\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-19638'>\n\t\t\t\tIranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-postid=\"fsg_post_17068\" data-imgid=\"19639\" title=\"Iranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century\" href='https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MET-playing-card-03.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MET-playing-card-03-250x250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Iranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-19639\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-19639'>\n\t\t\t\tIranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-postid=\"fsg_post_17068\" data-imgid=\"19640\" title=\"Iranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century\" href='https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MET-playing-card-04.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MET-playing-card-04-250x250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Iranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-19640\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-19640'>\n\t\t\t\tIranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-postid=\"fsg_post_17068\" data-imgid=\"19641\" title=\"Iranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century\" href='https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MET-playing-card-05.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MET-playing-card-05-250x250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Iranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-19641\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-19641'>\n\t\t\t\tIranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-postid=\"fsg_post_17068\" data-imgid=\"19642\" title=\"Iranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century\" href='https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MET-playing-card-06.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MET-playing-card-06-250x250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Iranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-19642\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-19642'>\n\t\t\t\tIranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-postid=\"fsg_post_17068\" data-imgid=\"19643\" title=\"Iranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century\" href='https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MET-playing-card-07.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MET-playing-card-07-250x250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Iranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-19643\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-19643'>\n\t\t\t\tIranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-postid=\"fsg_post_17068\" data-imgid=\"19644\" title=\"Iranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century\" href='https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MET-playing-card-08.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MET-playing-card-08-250x250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Iranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-19644\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-19644'>\n\t\t\t\tIranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-postid=\"fsg_post_17068\" data-imgid=\"19645\" title=\"Iranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century\" href='https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MET-playing-card-09.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MET-playing-card-09-250x250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Iranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-19645\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-19645'>\n\t\t\t\tIranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-postid=\"fsg_post_17068\" data-imgid=\"19646\" title=\"Iranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century\" href='https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MET-playing-card-10.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MET-playing-card-10-250x250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Iranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-19646\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-19646'>\n\t\t\t\tIranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-postid=\"fsg_post_17068\" data-imgid=\"19647\" title=\"Iranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century\" href='https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MET-playing-card-11.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MET-playing-card-11-250x250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Iranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-19647\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-19647'>\n\t\t\t\tIranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-postid=\"fsg_post_17068\" data-imgid=\"19648\" title=\"Iranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century\" href='https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MET-playing-card-12.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MET-playing-card-12-250x250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Iranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-19648\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-19648'>\n\t\t\t\tIranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-postid=\"fsg_post_17068\" data-imgid=\"19649\" title=\"Iranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century\" href='https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MET-playing-card-13.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MET-playing-card-13-250x250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Iranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-19649\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-19649'>\n\t\t\t\tIranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-postid=\"fsg_post_17068\" data-imgid=\"19650\" title=\"Iranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century\" href='https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MET-playing-card-14.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MET-playing-card-14-250x250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Iranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-19650\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-19650'>\n\t\t\t\tIranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-postid=\"fsg_post_17068\" data-imgid=\"19651\" title=\"Iranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century\" href='https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MET-playing-card-15.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MET-playing-card-15-250x250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Iranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-19651\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-19651'>\n\t\t\t\tIranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-postid=\"fsg_post_17068\" data-imgid=\"19652\" title=\"Iranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century\" href='https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MET-playing-card-16.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MET-playing-card-16-250x250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Iranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-19652\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-19652'>\n\t\t\t\tIranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-postid=\"fsg_post_17068\" data-imgid=\"19653\" title=\"Iranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century\" href='https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MET-playing-card-17.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MET-playing-card-17-250x250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Iranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-19653\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-19653'>\n\t\t\t\tIranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-postid=\"fsg_post_17068\" data-imgid=\"19654\" title=\"Iranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century\" href='https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MET-playing-card-18.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MET-playing-card-18-250x250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Iranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-19654\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-19654'>\n\t\t\t\tIranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-postid=\"fsg_post_17068\" data-imgid=\"19655\" title=\"Iranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century\" href='https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MET-playing-card-19.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MET-playing-card-19-250x250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Iranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-19655\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-19655'>\n\t\t\t\tIranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-postid=\"fsg_post_17068\" data-imgid=\"19656\" title=\"Iranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century\" href='https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MET-playing-card-20.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MET-playing-card-20-250x250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Iranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-19656\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-19656'>\n\t\t\t\tIranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-postid=\"fsg_post_17068\" data-imgid=\"19657\" title=\"Iranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century\" href='https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MET-playing-card-21.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MET-playing-card-21-250x250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Iranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-19657\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-19657'>\n\t\t\t\tIranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-postid=\"fsg_post_17068\" data-imgid=\"19658\" title=\"Iranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century\" href='https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MET-playing-card-22.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MET-playing-card-22-250x250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Iranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-19658\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-19658'>\n\t\t\t\tIranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-postid=\"fsg_post_17068\" data-imgid=\"19659\" title=\"Iranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century\" href='https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MET-playing-card-23.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MET-playing-card-23-250x250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Iranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-19659\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-19659'>\n\t\t\t\tIranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-postid=\"fsg_post_17068\" data-imgid=\"19660\" title=\"Iranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century\" href='https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MET-playing-card-25.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MET-playing-card-25-250x250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Iranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-19660\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-19660'>\n\t\t\t\tIranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h4>Brooklyn Museum<\/h4>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-17068 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-postid=\"fsg_post_17068\" data-imgid=\"19662\" title=\"Iranian Laquer Playing Cards, half 19th century\" href='https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Ganjifa-Brooklyn-Museum-01.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Ganjifa-Brooklyn-Museum-01-250x250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Iranian Laquer Playing Cards, half 19th century\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-19662\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-19662'>\n\t\t\t\tIranian Laquer Playing Cards, half 19th century\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-postid=\"fsg_post_17068\" data-imgid=\"19663\" title=\"Iranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century\" href='https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Ganjifa-Brooklyn-Museum-02.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Ganjifa-Brooklyn-Museum-02-250x250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Iranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-19663\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-19663'>\n\t\t\t\tIranian Laquer Playing Card, half 19th century\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-postid=\"fsg_post_17068\" data-imgid=\"19664\" title=\"Iranian Laquer Playing Cards, half 19th century\" href='https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Ganjifa-Brooklyn-Museum-03.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Ganjifa-Brooklyn-Museum-03-250x250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Iranian Laquer Playing Cards, half 19th century\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-19664\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-19664'>\n\t\t\t\tIranian Laquer Playing Cards, half 19th century\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h4>State Hermitage Museum<\/h4>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-17068 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-postid=\"fsg_post_17068\" data-imgid=\"19665\" title=\"Iranian Laquer Playing Cards, half 19th century, The State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia\" href='https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Ganjifa-Hermitage-01.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Ganjifa-Hermitage-01-250x250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Iranian Laquer Playing Cards, half 19th century, The State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-19665\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-19665'>\n\t\t\t\tIranian Laquer Playing Cards, half 19th century, The State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-postid=\"fsg_post_17068\" data-imgid=\"19666\" title=\"Iranian Laquer Playing Cards, half 19th century, The State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia\" href='https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Ganjifa-Hermitage-02.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Ganjifa-Hermitage-02-e1422302925358-250x250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Iranian Laquer Playing Cards, half 19th century, The State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-19666\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-19666'>\n\t\t\t\tIranian Laquer Playing Cards, half 19th century, The State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-postid=\"fsg_post_17068\" data-imgid=\"19667\" title=\"Iranian Laquer Playing Cards, half 19th century, The State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia\" href='https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Ganjifa-Hermitage-03.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Ganjifa-Hermitage-03-250x250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Iranian Laquer Playing Cards, half 19th century, The State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-19667\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-19667'>\n\t\t\t\tIranian Laquer Playing Cards, half 19th century, The State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-postid=\"fsg_post_17068\" data-imgid=\"19668\" title=\"Iranian Laquer Playing Cards, half 19th century, The State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia\" href='https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Ganjifa-Hermitage-04.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Ganjifa-Hermitage-04-250x250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Iranian Laquer Playing Cards, half 19th century, The State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-19668\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-19668'>\n\t\t\t\tIranian Laquer Playing Cards, half 19th century, The State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h4>Moqaddam Museum<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Moqadam-Ganjifa-01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/pagelines-lazyloader\/images\/1x1.trans.gif\" data-lazy-src=\"http:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Moqadam-Ganjifa-01-580x353.jpg\" alt=\"Ganjifa Cards from Moqaddam Museum, Tehran\" title=\"Ganjifa Cards from Moqaddam Museum, Tehran\" width=\"580\" height=\"353\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-10561\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/fa.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%DA%AF%D9%86%D8%AC%D9%81%D9%87\" target=\"_new\">Ganjifa<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pagat.com\/poker\/history.html#as-nas\" target=\"_new\">Aas-Naas<\/a> are traditional Iranian card games whose history goes back to the 15th century Safavid period. Apparently Ganjifa was similar to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pagat.com\/whist\/hokm.html\" target=\"_new\">Hokm<\/a> and Aas-Naas to Poker. These hand-painted playing cards are all from the late Qajar period and  are made of lacquered papier-m\u00e2ch\u00e9.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":10576,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[440,435],"tags":[595,594,642,618,492],"class_list":["post-17068","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nostalgia-2","category-visual-arts-2","tag-cards-2","tag-entertainment-2","tag-game-2","tag-playing-cards-2","tag-qajar-2"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Ganjifa Playing Cards | ShahreFarang<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Traditional Iranian playing cards from the late Qajar period. 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