| Object Number | 16430BB |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Korean |
| Provenience | Korea |
| Date Made | 19th Century - 1893 |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Wood |
| Description | There are 2 large (16430 B-C), 16 medium (R-GG), 14 small (D-Q) men in this chess set. These men were used to play jang-gi or chess (장기). Each man is an octagon shaped piece of wood with either a red and green Chinese character on both sides. The chessboard(16430A) that goes along with these men is currently missing |
| Credit Line | Purchased from / at the World's Columbian Exposition, 1893 |
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