Textile
Game Board
29-191-223
From: China (uncertain) | Thailand (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Object Number | 29-191-223 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Chinese |
| Provenience | China (uncertain) | Thailand (uncertain) |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Cotton | Paint |
| Technique | Painted |
| Iconography | Turtle | Lion | Fish | Cock | Serpent | Peacock |
| Description | The game in Thailand is known as "water, gourd, crab, fish" (น้ำเต้าปูปลา na tea pu pla). It consists of a white cloth divided into six squares each containing a different painted figure: turtle, lion, fish, chicken, serpent, peacock. The game play consists of betting on which figures will show up based on three dice that are thrown by a dealer. The game is popular in many other countries under different names: Chuck-a-Luck, Crown & Anchor, Hoo Hey How (魚蝦蟹), and flag crown (Jhaṇḍī Muṇḍā ), among many others. |
| Length | 86 cm |
| Width | 58 cm |
| Credit Line | Received from various sources, pre-1929 |
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