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Evidence for Wan Fu Cave Game

1 pieces of evidence found.

Id DLP.Evidence.1843
Type Artifact
Location 34°33'33.07"N,112°28'4.43"E
Date 0680-01-01 - 2002-12-31
Rules 5x5 intersecting lines, with diagonals in each quadrant.
Content Graffiti game board found in the Wan Fu cave at Longmen, China. 5x5 intersecting lines, with diagonals in each quadrant. The cave dates to the Tang Dynasty, but it is uncertain when the game was carved. Shimizu and Miyahara 2002: 25, 29, fig. 4.
Confidence 100
Spaces Ritual
Source Shimizu, Y. and S. Miyahara. 2002. "Game Boards in the Longmen Caves and the Game of Fang." Board Game Studies 5: 25-33.

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