Painting on a Wooden Board

National Crafts Museum & Hastkala Academy

Title : Painting on a Wooden Board

Accession No : 7/4396

A wooden painted board with various symbols in concentric circles. There are various columns, some consists symbols which other consists inscriptions. Chaturanga also means 'Chess'.

Gallery

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Source

  • RepositoryNational Crafts Museum and Hastkala Academy
  • CollectionMuseum Collection

Provenance

  • CountryIndia
  • StateSouth India

Period

  • Start Date20th century

Condition

  • ConditionGood
  • Action NoteCNR

Dimensions

  • Measurement (CMS)84 x 91
  • Weight (GRMS)0.00

Description

  • DescriptionA wooden painted board with various symbols in concentric circles. There are various columns, some consists symbols which other consists inscriptions. Chaturanga also means 'Chess'.
  • Inscription/Markings No
  • ReferenceJain, Jyotindra; Aggarwala, Aarti (1989). National Handicrafts and Handlooms Museum, New Delhi. Ahmedabad: Mapin Pub. ISBN 978-0-944142-23-3.
  • KeywordGame, Chess, Symbols, Board