17TH-18TH CENTURY

This well-crafted game board comprises two halves joined to the middle wide band by metal pivots allowing it to be folded for easy transportation and storage. Each half is with a framed floating panel of tightly grained, highly figured huanghuali wood conjuring up swirling cloud patterns. The natural grain of the wood is exquisite, a sight to behold. These panels are inlaid with silver wire in a grid pattern creating a xiangqi chess board on one side and a weiqi board on the reverse. In spite of the popularity of these games from ancient times to the present day, hardwood weiqi and chess boards dateable to the Ming and early Qing dynasties are relatively rare.

Please note these lots contain a type of Dalbergia wood that is subject to CITES export/import restrictions. However, as each lot (or each individual item in the lot) the weight of this type of Dalbergia does not exceed 10 kg, starting from 1 May 2021, CITES license is no longer required for importing the lot (or the individual item in the lot) into Hong Kong. Before you decide to bid, please check whether your destination country permits import without CITES license. If CITES license is required, we will make the lot available for your collection in Hong Kong. We will not cancel your purchase due to any CITES restrictions impacting the import of the lot to the destination country.