Terracotta Army
Each card has a different photo of elements of the terracotta army whose purpose was to protect the emperor Qin Shi Huang in his afterlife.
Above: the Terracotta Army or the "Terracotta Warriors and Horses" is a collection of terracotta sculptures depicting the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China. It is a form of funerary art buried with the emperor in 210–209 BCE and whose purpose was to protect the emperor in his afterlife more →
This pack identifies itself in English along one side of the box► simply as “Post Playing Cards”. Each card has a different photo of elements of the terracotta army.
Above: Post Playing Cards featuring photos of the terracotta army. The cards are not terribly well printed - the shade of the backs varies, and some cards are printed upside down (the back has a uni-directional design which occurs both ways up relative to the fronts).
See also Terracotta Warriors of Emperor Qin►
By Matt Probert
United Kingdom • Member since March 02, 2012
I have adored playing cards since before I was seven years old, and was brought up on packs of Waddington's No 1. As a child I was fascinated by the pictures of the court cards.
Over the next fifty years I was seduced by the artwork in Piatnik's packs and became a collector of playing cards.
Seeking more information about various unidentified packs I discovered the World of Playing Cards website and became an enthusiastic contributor researching and documenting different packs of cards.
I describe my self as a playing card archaeologist, using detective work to identify and date obscure packs of cards discovered in old houses, flea markets and car boot sales.
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