In the new porcelain galleries opened in 2009 (on level 6) there are many items depicting Go (or on some items it may represent Chinese Chess (Xiangqi)). Unless otherwise stated they were made in the 1662 to 1722 period in Jingdezhen, the centre of Chinese porcelain manufacture. The first number shown is gallery number / case number / shelf. Those in numbered cases in gallery 137 are just stacked on glass shelves and not labelled so are sometimes hard to see. Often of course the Go element is turned away from the front of the case.
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In autumn 2011 there was also a blue underglaze porcelain jar (about 50 cm) from around 1400 in a temporary exhibition. It showed two men playing Chess (or Go).
Links:
[1] http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O437012/plaque/
[2] http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O22910/flower-pot-stand/
[3] http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O493735/incense-burner-and/
[4] http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O180241/jar-and-lid-unknown/
[5] http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O493814/dish-unknown/
[6] http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O494196/dish/
[7] http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O461347/stemcup-unknown/
[8] http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O461316/ink-stand-unknown/
[9] http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O493836/vase-unknown/
[10] http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O195666/vase/
[11] http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O180371/bowl/
[12] http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O179619/bowl/
[13] http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O184413/brush-pot/
[14] http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O437028/bowl/
[15] http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O184144/vase/
[16] http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O180623/cup-and-saucer-unknown/
[17] http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O179715/cup-and-saucer-unknown/
[18] https://www.britgo.org/files/artifacts/vanda-plaque.jpg
[19] https://www.britgo.org/files/artifacts/vanda-burner.jpg
[20] https://www.britgo.org/files/artifacts/vanda-plate.jpg
[21] https://www.britgo.org/files/artifacts/vanda-dish.jpg
[22] https://www.britgo.org/files/artifacts/vanda-stem.jpg
[23] https://www.britgo.org/files/artifacts/vanda-boy.jpg
[24] https://www.britgo.org/files/artifacts/vanda-cup.jpg
[25] https://www.britgo.org/files/artifacts/vanda-saucer.jpg
[26] https://www.britgo.org/files/artifacts/vanda-bluecup.jpg