Puzzle

C649.4

From: China | Guangzhou

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number C649.4
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Chinese
Provenience China | Guangzhou
Period Qing Dynasty
Date Made ca. 1866
Section Asian
Materials Ivory | Metal
Iconography Woman | Child
Description

Chinese rings puzzle (九连环 jiulianhuan). The object of the puzzle is to remove the nine rings from the handle loop. Part of a set of carved ivory games bought in Canton China in 1866 by Lieutenant-Commander Joshua Bishop U.S.N.

Credit Line Gift of Elizabeth W. Bonsall and Mary W. Bonsall, 1927

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