International Tobacco Co. Virginia "Summit" Domino Cards Japanese lacquer box with figures At first I took this

At first I took this small vase with its terrific patterning as an Art Deco piece

with lush cobalt blue hand-painted ginkgo leaf design over white glaze

and closes tight and flush

Framed: 15 1/2" x 12 1/2"

is Peruvian

International Tobacco Co. Virginia "Summit" Domino Cards Japanese lacquer box with figures At first I took thisSomeone long ago, a very dedicated Virginia "Summit" cigarette smoker I'd guess!, must have collected hundreds of these free giveaway domino cards (one per each tin of Summits) in order to form this complete double six deck. Not too surprising then that I have not found another set of these, which I'd guess date to the 1920s or 30s, anywhere! The graphics of the faces I think are just terrific, with red borders, tiny images of the cards repeated in