a: Oblong cardboard case. b: Top to spin in board games, and box. The four sides of the top spell virtue, corruption, merit, and talent. The legend on top when the top falls determines the action of the player. Characters white on red. Overall length of top: 4.5 cm; handle: 1.8 cm.
Donor:
Ilse Martin Fang
Collection place:
Beijing, Beijing municipality, Northern China
Verbatim coll. place:
China. Purchased by Ilse Fang in Peking.
Culture or time period:
Chinese
Collector:
Ilse Martin Fang
Collection date:
1944
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.6 Sports, Games, Amusements; Gambling and Pet Accessories
Accession date:
December 15, 1998
Context of use:
Top to spin in board games.
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
length 4.5 centimeters and Handle— length 1.8 centimeters