Scent-game set
shishuban 四種盤
1600-1868 | Heinrich von Siebold
In the scent-game of horse-race and arrow-shooting contests keiba kō and yakazu kō, southern Asian scented woods have to be identified based on their fragrances. A combination of different woods is also possible. Two teams play against each other, and when they identify the wood, they move their pieces of horse and rider, or flower garlands, forwards on the playing board. The art of the scent kōdō was a popular pastime, which could also be played in a variation with arrows and types of standards.
In the scent-game of horse-race and arrow-shooting contests keiba kō and yakazu kō, southern Asian scented woods have to be identified based on their fragrances. A combination of different woods is also possible. Two teams play against each other, and when they identify the wood, they move their pieces of horse and rider, or flower garlands, forwards on the playing board. The art of the scent kōdō was a popular pastime, which could also be played in a variation with arrows and types of standards.
Collection:
Heinrich von Siebold (1852 St. Martin/Boppard - 1908 Schloss Freudenstein/Bozen) DNB
Time:
1600-1868
Entry Date:
1889
Object Name
Scent-game set
Material/technology:
Wood, textile, feathers, metal, paper
Copyright
Weltmuseum Wien
Collection area
East Asia: China, Korea, Japan
Geography
Ostasien/Japan
Period
Late Edo Period
Invs.
34650