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3 août 2024

Zhou Fang (730–810), Court Ladies Playing Double sixes

Zhou Fang (730–810), Court Ladies Playing Double sixes
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Zhou Fang (730–810), Court Ladies Playing Double sixes, detail. Ink and color on silk.H: 30.5 W: 69.1 cm. Freer Gallery of Art.

 

This painting shows a lost game called double six, popularized in the Tang Dynasty. The game is played by two people respectively using fifteen game pieces. The number of moves made by each side is determined by the dice they roll. The first player to finish fifteen moves wins.

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