File:Ming Dynasty playing card, c. 1400.jpg

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DescriptionMing Dynasty playing card, c. 1400.jpg	A Chinese playing card found near Turfan, dated c. 1400 AD during the Ming Dynasty. From the Museum fur Volkerkunde, Berlin. Its dimensions are 9.5 cm by 3.5 cm.
Date	c. 1400 AD
Source	Joseph Needham's Science and Civilization in China: Volume 5, Part 1, Paper and Printing (1986, Taipei: Caves Books Ltd.)
Author	Anonymous

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Camera manufacturer	HP
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