Xiangqi (象棋 chess) pieces, 1959
File
Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/NRI2/8/21/5
Scope and Contents
The stones have Chinese characters on their flat surfaces coloured in red or blue. A note on the box in Joseph Needham’s handwriting states that they were ‘brought back by ∆’s [Dorothy Needham’s] Aunt Ethel via Jack 1959 Feb’.
Dates
- Creation: 1959
Extent
20 object(s) : Stone
Dimensions
2 x 0.8 cm
Repository Details
Part of the Needham Research Institute Repository
Contact:
Needham Research Institute
8 Sylvester Road
Cambridge CB3 9AF United Kingdom
+441223 762157
Library@nri.cam.ac.uk
Needham Research Institute
8 Sylvester Road
Cambridge CB3 9AF United Kingdom
+441223 762157
Library@nri.cam.ac.uk