Object Title | Sam Ki |
Native Name | Sam Ki |
Object Number | 16391 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Chinese |
Provenience | China | Canton |
Date Made | ca. 1893 |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Paper |
Inscription Language | Chinese Language |
Description | Diagram of a game board on paper, labeled: Sam k’i, Canton, China /三棋/. The characters 三棋 (san qi) translate to "three game". The game is also known as twelve men's morris and is a variation on nine's men morris except this version is played with twelve pieces and with diagonals on the corners. In Korea it is known as 곤질gonjil or kon-tjil. |
Height | 26.04 cm |
Width | 20 cm |
Credit Line | Deposited by R. Stewart Culin, 1893 |
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