Korean Games: With Notes on the Corresponding Games of China and Japan (1895)

Turn-of-the-century ethnographic classic describes nearly 100 games, including dam combat, turnip lanterns, violet fighting, cherry gaming and dragon tablets. Also cat's cradle, hide-and-seek, leap-frog, other familiar amusements. Games viewed not only as pastimes but as vestiges of ancient rites and rituals. 147 line illus., most by Korean artists.