North Korean Strategy Game Gathering Wall Scroll
119cm
46¾"
60cm
23½"

Approximate Measurements

Artwork Panel: 42cm x 63cm  ≈  16½" x 24¾"

Silk/Brocade: 51cm x 119cm  ≈  20" x 46¾"

Width at Wooden Knobs: 60cm  ≈  23½"

North Korean Strategy Game Gathering Wall Scroll close up view

Close up view of the artwork mounted to this silk brocade wall scroll

North Korean Strategy Game Gathering Wall Scroll

The gentlemen in this painting are wearing very traditional Korean clothing - depicting a time when Korea still had an emperor (and there was no such thing as North Korea or South Korea).

The men are playing an Asian game of strategy. It is a very complex game known as Baduk in Korean and Weiqi in Chinese. Sometimes it's called "Go" in the west, but this is not the simple 5-in-a-row game that most westerners are familier. The stategy in this game can only be compared to Chess, and games can last for hours.