''Kai-awase'' (貝合わせ) is a Japanese game with shells.
The shells in the inside would have elaborate paintings, often depicting scenes from the ''
Tale of Genji''.
The aim of the game was to find the other half that would fit.
The game of ''
e-awase
was a pastime popular among Japanese nobles during the Kamakura period, although its history dates back to the Heian.
In an ''e-awase'' contest, participants were divided into two teams, and created paintings on a predetermined topic, which were ...
'' would develop from it later.
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Japanese games
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