A girl and an old woman playing "hanafuda"

花札は花かるたともいう｡札は48枚で四季12ヶ月の花を描き､1ヶ月は4枚でそれぞれに点数が定められている｡ゲームには､八八､かぶ､こいこいなど多くの種類があるが､しばしば賭けを伴う｡左手の女性の横に置かれているのは､刻みたばこを吸うための長煙管である｡A set of "hanafuda" or "flower playing cards" consists of 48 cards, or four cards depicting different flowers for each month (12 for each of the four seasons). Different points are allocated to each card. Games include "hachihachi," "kabu" and "koikoi," and the cards can also be used for gambling. A long tobacco pipe is visible beside the woman on the left