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Description
Chinese Chess (Ch'u Hsiang-ch'i) Game (A-AI)
A: Paper chess board, 14.125" X 10.25", red ink leafy design border and a double grid pattern with 4 x 8 squares including diagonal lines, with a empty space in the middle inside of which are 4 Chinese characters "Shu He" and "Han Jien" representing contenders from two kingdoms vying for emperor. Masking tape along the middle.
B: Plastic box bottom, 3.875" square X .875", green soft plastic
C: Plastic box top, 4" square X .25", clear green soft plastic, yellowed, with "Star" in raised letter on top
D-AI: 32 White plastic disks with recessed bottom; D-S have a red Chinese character inside a circle engraved and painted on the top of the disks; T-AI have a black character inside a circle
Object ID
1998.038.002