game of Pristinky — engraving

" Il giuoco del Pristinky"

Russian peasants playing the game of Pristinky ("Chika", "Zameryashki").

One player hits the wall with a coin, after which it falls to the floor. The other player also hits the wall with a coin, trying to make it roll as close to the first player's coin as possible. If a coin falls so close to the first that you can reach both coins with the fingers of one hand, then the second player wins the first's coin. If the coin touches the first coin, the player who threw it wins twice. If the coin falls far enough from the first, then the move goes to the first player. Several people can play this game.

Technique, Material: Handcoloured copperplate engraving / Paper
Artist:   Engraver: Giarre and Stanghi
Date, Publisher: Giulio Ferrario's,  "Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World", Florence, 1831.
Size: sheet  22,5 х 14,5 cm.