Yuwei chessmen

[Yuwei chess pieces]

Yuwei chess pieces, clear, the chess box is 6.5 cm high, the caliber is 5.7 cm, the belly diameter is 8 cm, and the bottom diameter is 5.3 cm; The maximum diameter of chess pieces is 1.5 cm, the minimum diameter is 1.3 cm, and the thickness is 0.4 cm
Chess pieces are oblate. It is divided into sapphire and white jade, of which 185 pieces are white and 180 pieces are cyan, which are respectively contained in a box with black lacquer and gold filigree patterns
Go is one of the oldest chess plays in China. From the relevant contents of Zuo Zhuan and Shuo Wen Jie Zi, at least in the Spring and Autumn Period, the game of Go has become more common. In the Tang, Song, Ming and Qing dynasties, the game of Go gained greater development and was widely popular among scholars and dignitaries. It is not only a competitive game, but also an important social means. The early Go was mostly made of wood. From the archaeological excavations, there were stone Go in the Han Dynasty and porcelain chess boards in the Sui Dynasty. As for the beginning of jade Go, it was first seen in the volume of Du Yang Zao Bian by Tang Su’e: In the second year of the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty (848), the prince of Japan came to the Tang Dynasty to pay tribute with jade chess games and pieces, and it was “bright and clean to learn”