Collection
Game Boards: Sugoroku Set
| Game Boards: Sugoroku Set |
| with gold maki-e design of chrysanthemum crests and bamboo scroll on a black lacquer ground Edo period, 19th century Gift of Ii Family |
The sanmen, which is a set of game boards for go, sugoroku and shogi, was a staple of Edo-period trousseaus, because these games were considered pastimes beneficial for the education of women.
