CHINA. Cast Chinese Gaming Pieces by David Hartill, published by New Generation Publishing in 2022, is a useful and attractive specialised reference devoted to an area often overlooked in the standard literature on Chinese cast objects, focusing on pieces whose primary function was gaming rather than amuletic use. Intended to complement Hartill?s earlier work on cast Chinese amulets, this concise volume covers horse coins, chess pieces, select-an-immortal pieces, and wine drinking game coins, presenting them in a clear and accessible format while also placing them within their wider historical and cultural setting. An informative and practical handbook for collectors and students of Chinese numismatics and related gaming pieces, and a desirable modern reference for a specialised library. About new copy.

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