About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherAuthors OnLine, The Limited
ISBN-101803696125
ISBN-139781803696126
eBay Product ID (ePID)6069265690
Product Key Features
LanguageEnglish
TopicAntiques & Collectibles, Coins, Currency & Medals
AuthorDavid Hartill
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 In.
Item Length11.7 In.
Item Width8.3 In.
Item Weight22 Oz
Additional Product Features
Publication Year2022
FormatTrade Paperback
Book TitlePI Gaming Pieces : Siamese Porcelain Tokens
Intended AudienceTrade
SynopsisPi are small porcelain tokens made in China for the gambling houses of Siam in the 19th century. They were sometimes used as small change in the neighbourhoods in which they were issued.. They come in a large variety of shapes and colours. They are mostly inscribed in Chinese, but occasionally in Siamese. Inscriptions can vary between simply the name of the gambling house to extracts from classical Chinese poetry. This catalogue illustrates, in colour, about 1800 of these tokens, with a full translation and explanation of their inscriptions and iconography.
Number of Pages188 pages
