Handmade Wooden Chinese Chess Set Aka

Handmade​ ​Chinese​ ​Chess​ ​-​ ​Xiangqi​ ​made​ ​from​ ​wood,​ ​stained​ ​and​ ​each​ ​piece​ ​cut​ ​and​ ​carved.

This​ ​set​ ​represents​ ​the​ ​current​ ​Chinese​ ​'Year​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Tiger'.​ ​Each​ ​Chinese​ ​year,​ ​I​ ​will​ ​redesign​ ​the​ ​set.

Chinese​ ​chess​ ​'Xiangqi'​ ​(kit.​ ​象棋)​ ​is​ ​a​ ​Chinese​ ​board​ ​game​ ​similar​ ​to​ ​Western​ ​chess,​ ​Indian​ ​chaturanga,​ ​Japanese​ ​shogi.​ ​This​ ​is​ ​one​ ​of​ ​the​ ​most​ ​popular​ ​board​ ​games​ ​in​ ​the​ ​world,​ ​common​ ​outside​ ​of​ ​China.​ ​

The​ ​board​ ​is​ ​uniquely​ ​designed​ ​and​ ​the​ ​back​ ​has​ ​the​ ​name​ ​of​ ​the​ ​game​ ​as​ ​well​ ​as​ ​the​ ​Four​ ​Blessings​ ​of​ ​Fen​ ​Shui​ ​-​ ​Virtue,​ ​Longevity,​ ​Prosperity​ ​and​ ​Good​ ​Health.​ ​​ ​I​ ​can​ ​also​ ​place​ ​your​ ​own​ ​personal​ ​message​ ​underneath​ ​these​ ​symbols​ ​for​ ​free.

This​ ​is​ ​a​ ​fantastic​ ​game​ ​and​ ​perfect​ ​for​ ​any​ ​fan​ ​of​ ​ancient​ ​games.

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The​ ​wooden​ ​board​ ​comes​ ​in​ ​a​ ​variety​ ​of​ ​sizes​ ​(so​ ​you​ ​have​ ​options),​ ​each​ ​piece​ ​is​ ​nearly​ ​an​ ​inch​ ​in​ ​circumference​ ​and​ ​a​ ​quarter​ ​inch​ ​thick.

The​ ​set​ ​comes​ ​with​ ​instructions​ ​as​ ​well​ ​as​ ​a​ ​burlap​ ​bag​ ​for​ ​the​ ​pieces.