Chinese Costumes

The Chinese Court Costumes on these playing cards are adapted from four sources in the Winterthur Collection of Printed Books, and were published by Fournier as a double boxed set in 1984. There is an interesting explanation of Chinese culture and symbolism on the Info Card►

Above: Chinese Costumes playing cards, published by Fournier, 1984. The designs for the backs of the cards were taken from a Chinese lacquered screen made between 1800 and 1850.