COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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AMICO~1~1
The AMICA Library
Collection
true
AMICA ID:
MIA_.97.11a
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MIA_.97.11a
AMICA ID
false
AMICA Library Year:
2000
aly
2000
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
oty
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
false
Creator Name:
Unknown
crn
Unknown
Creator Name
false
Creator Nationality:
Asian; Far East Asian; Chinese
crc
Asian; Far East Asian; Chinese
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Role:
artist
crr
artist
Creator Role
false
Creator Name-CRT:
artist unknown
crt
artist unknown
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Chess Board
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Chess Board
Title
false
View:
Front
rid
Front
View
false
Creation Date:
about 1680
oct
about 1680
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
1670
ocs
1670
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
1690
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1690
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
huang hua-li, bronze, silver inlay
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huang hua-li, bronze, silver inlay
Materials and Techniques
false
Classification Term:
Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous
Classification Term
false
Dimensions:
H.5/8 x W.16 x D.16-3/8 in.
met
H.5/8 x W.16 x D.16-3/8 in.
Dimensions
false
Component Measured:
overall
mcm
overall
Component Measured
false
Measurement Unit:
in
mdu
in
Measurement Unit
false
AMICA Contributor:
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
oon
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
97.11a
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97.11a
ID Number
false
Credit Line:
Gift of Ruth and Bruce Dayton
ooc
Gift of Ruth and Bruce Dayton
Credit Line
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.artsmia.org/restrictions.html"target="_new">http://www.artsmia.org/restrictions.html</a>
Rights
false
Context:
Although board games were used in China as early as the Shang dynasty (about 1600-1027 b.c.), it is likely that "Chinese" chess was invented in north India during the sixth century and spread to China and the West along trade routes.
This huang-hua-li board is inlaid with silver on one side for the game of hsiang-ch'i, or elephant chess. The thirty-two ivory markers are differentiated by a single inscribed character, colored in red or black. Chinese paintings and illustrated books show scenes of scholars playing the games of chess and wei-ch'i (go) out-of-doors. This board folds up, making it convenient to transport and use outside.
cxd
<P>Although board games were used in China as early as the Shang dynasty (about 1600-1027 b.c.), it is likely that "Chinese" chess was invented in north India during the sixth century and spread to China and the West along trade routes. </P><P>This huang-hua-li board is inlaid with silver on one side for the game of hsiang-ch'i, or elephant chess. The thirty-two ivory markers are differentiated by a single inscribed character, colored in red or black. Chinese paintings and illustrated books show scenes of scholars playing the games of chess and wei-ch'i (go) out-of-doors. This board folds up, making it convenient to transport and use outside. </P>
Context
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
MIA_.6852c.tif
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MIA_.6852c.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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