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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: Vase and Sunjang Baduk set

Ming Vase       Sunjang Baduk set

Victoria and Albert Museum, London: Inro, tray, picture and Go set

Japanese Inro       Japanese Food Tray


Picture of Yomei-mon       Detail from real Yomei-mon


Surrounding Chess set       Go bowls

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

Tile in Bethnal Green       Go Set in Bethnal Green

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford: Stand, Dish and Screen

Stand in Ashmolean Museum       Dish in Ashmolean Museum       Screen in Ashmolean Museum

Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford: Go Bowls and Netsuke

Go bowls and stones in the Pitt Rivers       Go bowls and stones in the Pitt Rivers (2007)       Netsuke of puppet on goban in the Pitt Rivers       Netsuke of men in cave in the Pitt Rivers

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

Photos copyright by permission of Maidstone Museum.

Figurine of man and horse in Maidstone       Large pot with samurai in fight in Maidstone       Teapot with calligraphy and Go in Maidstone      


Netsuke with Go players in Maidstone       Chinese plate with lady Go players in Maidstone      

Cheltenham Museum: Screen

Screen in Cheltenham

Bristol City Museum and Gallery: Brush holder

Brush Holder in Bristol       Brush Holder in Bristol      

Royal Cornwall Museum, Truro: Box with Go tray

Box with Go tray in Truro

Museum of East Asian Art, Bath: Go jar

Go jar in Bath

Russell-Cotes Art Gallery and Museum, Bournemouth

Chinese ink stand in the Russell-Cotes       Japanese smoking cabinet in the Russell-Cotes       Close-up of Japanese smoking cabinet in the Russell-Cotes

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

First of pair showing literature       Second of pair showing Go to left

Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art, London: Ming Jar

Ming Jar with Go Players

The Vyne, Hampshire: Chinese Vase

South front of The Vyne, Hampshire       Chinese vase with Go board in the Library

Wellcome Trust

Kuniyoshi wood block print





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