Object Number | 17600B |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Korea |
Date Made | -1895 |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Wood |
Description | There are 2 large, 16 medium, 14 small wooden men in this chess set. These men were used to play jang-gi or chess (장기). They are contained in a net bag(17600C). Each man is an octagon shaped piece of wood with either a red and green Chinese character on both sides. |
Credit Line | Gift of Dr. E. B. Landis, 1896 |
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