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Xiangqi (象棋 chess) pieces, 1959

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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

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