Various painted shells from a memory game. Kai-Awase (貝合わせ) - A classic 1000-year-old memory game for noblewomen, matching 360 painted clamshells in pairs. These shells are all missing their matching partner. This group includes 8 shells, each depicting a person.
Painted Shells
20th Century
2.25” x 2.5” x .5" (length, width, height) (rough individual shell size)
