Winged Figure over a Walled City, Stencil-Colored Playing Card

A hand-colored woodblock playing card shows a winged figure at center, its wings and body in yellow, green, red and blue, with hands raised near its face. Behind it, red rays radiate against a blue sky, and below, a walled city with towers and an arched gate fills the lower edge of the card.

Artist

Unknown

Date

17th century

Medium

Stencil-colored woodblock print

Source

Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)

Size

1587 × 2519 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum