NEW BOOKS: CHINESE, SIAMESE GAMING PIECES

Cast Chinese Gaming Pieces
Various classes of objects were omitted from Cast Chinese Amulets (by this author), as their primary use was for gaming, rather than the bringing of good fortune. This book is intended to make good this omission. The pieces covered are:

Horse Coins, a Song Dynasty game played with counters bearing the names of famous horses and generals.

Chess Pieces, the well-known game of Chinese Chess, still played to this day.

Select An Immortal. A game played during the Song dynasty using counters with illustrations of one of the Immortals, and a short poem describing their activities.

Wine Drinking Game Coins. These are counters dating back to the time of the Han dynasty, and were used for a variety of drinking games.

Study of these pieces gives an insight to Chinese history and traditions; full details of this are given for each piece.

Publisher : New Generation Publishing (March 18, 2022)
Language : English
Paperback : 123 pages
ISBN-10 : 1803693185
ISBN-13 : 978-1803693187
Item Weight : 11.2 ounces
Dimensions : 8.27 x 0.28 x 11.69 inches

For more information, or to order, see:
Cast Chinese Gaming Pieces Paperback – March 18, 2022 (https://www.amazon.com/Chinese-Gaming-Pieces-David-Hartill/dp/1803693185/ref=sr_1_6)

PI Gaming Pieces: Siamese Porcelain tokens
Pi are small porcelain tokens made in China for the gambling houses of Siam in the 19th century. They were sometimes used as small change in the neighbourhoods in which they were issued.. They come in a large variety of shapes and colours. They are mostly inscribed in Chinese, but occasionally in Siamese. Inscriptions can vary between simply the name of the gambling house to extracts from classical Chinese poetry.

This catalogue illustrates, in colour, about 1800 of these tokens, with a full translation and explanation of their inscriptions and iconography.

Publisher : New Generation Publishing (November 23, 2022)
Language : English
Paperback : 188 pages
ISBN-10 : 1803696125
ISBN-13 : 978-1803696126
Item Weight : 1.37 pounds
Dimensions : 8.27 x 0.51 x 11.69 inches

For more information, or to order, see:
PI Gaming Pieces: Siamese Porcelain tokens Paperback – November 23, 2022 (https://www.amazon.com/PI-Gaming-Pieces-Siamese-Porcelain/dp/1803696125/ref=sr_1_3)

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
NEW BOOK: CAST CHINESE AMULETS (https://www.coinbooks.org/v23/esylum_v23n35a07.html)

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