Lot 7
7
A ZITAN AND BONE-INLAID DOUBLE SIXES GAME BOARD, SHUANGLUPAN

Details
A ZITAN AND BONE-INLAID DOUBLE SIXES GAME BOARD, SHUANGLUPAN
17TH CENTURY

The rectangular board inlaid in the center with three interlocking diamonds, the long sides inlaid with a row of dots flanking a crescent-shaped motif, liang, the four side railings each carved from a solid panel with an interlocking 'T'-fret pattern, bordered on the top and bottom with concave molding, the board set upon low feet, the dark wood forming an attractive contrast with the creamy-yellow inlay
2 3/8in. (6cm.) high, 17 3/4in. (45cm.) wide, 11 7/8in. (30cm.) deep
Literature
Wang et al., Masterpieces from the Museum of Classical Chinese Furniture, p. 190, no. 91

Lot Essay

Compare the inlaid huanghuali example with solid sides included in the exhibition, The Dr. S.Y. Yip Collection of Chinese Furniture, and illustrated by Grace Wu Bruce in the Catalogue, no. 62

Refer to Chen Zengbi, "Double Sixes", JCCFS, Summer 1992, pp. 48-55, for further reading on the game