Wednesday, January 14, 2026

A more fancy Terracotta Warriors set

One of the earlier xiangqi sets in the collection was one with pieces resembling Terracotta Warriors. Those pieces were pretty basic, made from some sort of resin or plastic. 

I was aware that a much more fancy version of this set was on the market, with metal pieces, made from copper and brass. As you might expect, usually with asking prices well above what I was willing to pay. Until one day ...

The set comes with a wooden box, containing the pieces nicely embedded. 



The box opens up to serve as the board.


And here is the full set, with all pieces in their starting position.



Same figures as my earlier, more basic, Terracotta Warriors set. Same size, but just higher up the 'fancy scale'!

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