Chess set with board and box

Unknown

20th century · Wood · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

There are twenty pieces on each side, arranged in three rows, as follows: back: fragrant wagon, honorable horse, silver, gold, king, gold, silver, honorable horse, fragrant wagon; middle: flying wagon, flying horse; front: foot soldiers. The pieces called "silver" and "gold" are generals. There is no difference in color between the sides; the direction in which the pieces are pointed-toward the opposing side-identifies the side to which they belong.

Artist

Unknown

Date

20th century

Medium

Wood

Culture

Japanese

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Gift of Gustavus A. Pfeiffer, 1948