Chess set

Unknown Artist

late 19th century

Chess set by Unknown Artist

Medium

Carnelian and white chalcedony

Dimensions

Height (queen): 2 13/16 in. (7.1 cm); Height (king): 3 in. (7.6 cm); Height (bishop): 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); Height (knight): 2 3/8 in. (6 cm); Height (rook): 2 5/16 in. (5.9 cm); Height (pawn): 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm)

Classification

Chess Sets

Culture

Japanese

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Gustavus A. Pfeiffer, 1948

Accession Number

48.174.8a–p, aa–pp

Tags

Chess

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