Chinese Chess - Ancient Style Wall Scroll
154cm
60½"
71.3cm
28"

Approximate Measurements

Artwork Panel: 53cm x 97.5cm  ≈  20¾" x 38¼"

Silk/Brocade: 62.3cm x 154cm  ≈  24½" x 60½"

Width at Wooden Knobs: 71.3cm  ≈  28"

對弈圖

Playing Chess

This depicts men playing Chess (actually they are playing Weiqi, an ancient game of strategy).

The title of this roughly translates as "Face-to-face Chess Picture". After the title, the rest of the Chinese characters indicate the year painted (2008) and the artist's signature.


About the artist...

The artist's name is ?? (Liang Dao) who lives in a village outside Guilin city in the Guangxi Province of Southern China. He specializes in artwork featuring traditional scenes of ancient life in China.