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Photos of Go Artifacts in Britain

This page contains photographs of some Go artifacts in Britain, for example exhibits in museums and stately homes.
It includes paintings, furniture, porcelain and of course Go equipment.
Click on each image to see larger version.

British Museum, London: Chinese Set, Sunjang Baduk Set, Vase and Plate

Chinese Stones [2] Sunjang Baduk set [3]

Ming Vase [1] Chinese Plate [4]

Victoria and Albert Museum, London: Inro, Tray, Picture and Go Set

Japanese Inro [5]       Japanese Food Tray [6]


Picture of Yomei-mon [7]       Detail from real Yomei-mon [8]


Surrounding Chess set [9]       Go bowls [10]

Museum of Childhood, Bethnal Green, London: Tile and Go Set

Tile in Bethnal Green [11]       Go Set in Bethnal Green [12]

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford: Stand, Dish and Screen

Stand in Ashmolean Museum [13]       Dish in Ashmolean Museum [14]       Screen in Ashmolean Museum [15]

Cabinet in Ashmolean Museum [16] Shogi Boy in Ashmolean Museum [17]

Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford: Go Bowls and Netsuke

Go bowls and stones in the Pitt Rivers [18]       Go bowls and stones in the Pitt Rivers (2007) [19]       Netsuke of puppet on goban in the Pitt Rivers [20]       Netsuke of men in cave in the Pitt Rivers [21]

Maidstone Museum: Figurine, Pot, Tea-pot, Netsuke and Plate

Photos copyright by permission of Maidstone Museum.

Figurine of man and horse in Maidstone [22]   Large pot with samurai in fight in Maidstone [23]   Teapot with calligraphy and Go in Maidstone [24]   Netsuke with Go players in Maidstone [25]    Chinese plate with lady Go players in Maidstone [26]

Russell-Cotes Art Gallery and Museum, Bournemouth: Stand and Cabinet

Chinese ink stand in the Russell-Cotes [27] Japanese smoking cabinet in the Russell-Cotes [28] Close-up of Japanese smoking cabinet in the Russell-Cotes [29]

Cheltenham Museum: Screen

Screen in Cheltenham [30]

Museum of East Asian Art, Bath: Go jar

Go jar in Bath [31]

Bristol City Museum and Gallery: Brush Holder and Screen

Brush Holder in Bristol [32]   Brush Holder in Bristol [33]  Screen in Bristol [34]

Plymouth Museum: Plate

Plymouth Museum: Plate [35]

Royal Cornwall Museum, Truro: Box with Go Tray

Box with Go tray in Truro [36]

Lady Lever Art Gallery, Port Sunlight, Merseyside: Pair of Vases

First of pair showing literature [37]       Second of pair showing Go to left [38]

Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art, London: Ming Jar

Ming Jar with Go Players [39]

Chiddingstone Castle: Casket

Casket in Chiddingstone [40]

The Vyne, Hampshire: Chinese Vase

South front of The Vyne, Hampshire [41]       Chinese vase with Go board in the Library [42]

Wellcome Trust: Print

Kuniyoshi wood block print [43]





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[1] http://britgo.org/files/artifacts/bm-vase.jpg
[2] http://britgo.org/files/artifacts/bm-stones.jpg
[3] http://britgo.org/files/artifacts/bm-sunjang.jpg
[4] http://britgo.org/files/artifacts/bm-plate.jpg
[5] http://britgo.org/files/artifacts/vanda-inro.jpg
[6] http://britgo.org/files/artifacts/vanda-tray.jpg
[7] http://britgo.org/files/artifacts/vanda-gate.jpg
[8] http://britgo.org/files/artifacts/yomeimon.jpg
[9] http://britgo.org/files/artifacts/vanda-ban.jpg
[10] http://britgo.org/files/artifacts/vanda-bowls.jpg
[11] http://britgo.org/files/artifacts/childhood-tile.jpg
[12] http://britgo.org/files/artifacts/childhood-set.jpg
[13] http://britgo.org/files/artifacts/ashmolean-stand.jpg
[14] http://britgo.org/files/artifacts/ashmolean-dish.jpg
[15] http://britgo.org/files/artifacts/ashmolean-screen.jpg
[16] http://britgo.org/files/artifacts/ashmolean-cabinet.jpg
[17] http://britgo.org/files/artifacts/ashmolean-shogiboy.jpg
[18] http://britgo.org/files/artifacts/rivers-bowls.jpg
[19] http://britgo.org/files/artifacts/rivers-goset.jpg
[20] http://britgo.org/files/artifacts/rivers-netsuke.jpg
[21] http://britgo.org/files/artifacts/rivers-cave.jpg
[22] http://britgo.org/files/artifacts/mstone-horse.jpg
[23] http://britgo.org/files/artifacts/mstone-pot.jpg
[24] http://britgo.org/files/artifacts/mstone-teapot.jpg
[25] http://britgo.org/files/artifacts/mstone-netsuke.jpg
[26] http://britgo.org/files/artifacts/mstone-plate.jpg
[27] http://britgo.org/files/artifacts/bmouth-stand.jpg
[28] http://britgo.org/files/artifacts/bmouth-smoke.jpg
[29] http://britgo.org/files/artifacts/bmouth-box.jpg
[30] http://britgo.org/files/artifacts/cheltenham.jpg
[31] http://britgo.org/files/artifacts/bath-pot.jpg
[32] http://britgo.org/files/artifacts/bristol1.jpg
[33] http://britgo.org/files/artifacts/bristol2.jpg
[34] http://britgo.org/files/artifacts/bristol-screen.jpg
[35] http://britgo.org/files/artifacts/plymouth-plate.jpg
[36] http://britgo.org/files/artifacts/truro-tray.jpg
[37] http://britgo.org/files/artifacts/lever-vase.jpg
[38] http://britgo.org/files/artifacts/lever-govase.jpg
[39] http://britgo.org/files/artifacts/david-jar.jpg
[40] http://britgo.org/files/artifacts/chiddingstone-casket.jpg
[41] http://britgo.org/files/artifacts/vyne.jpg
[42] http://britgo.org/files/artifacts/vynelib.jpg
[43] http://britgo.org/files/artifacts/wellcome.jpg