Chess set
This meticulously designed chess set from the town of San Pedro las Huertas, located to the southwest of Guatemala City, was acquired by the museum in 2009. The game board and the 36 playing pieces are carved out of jade. The board is inlaid in the top of a decorative wooden box, which also stores the figures when they are not in use. Carlos Reyes, the maker of the set, designed the carved green and black jade playing figures after mythological and historical themes of the Maya.
Carlos Reyes (1977 –)
¡Explora la belleza efímera en el arte de Carlos Reyes! Este artista nacido en Chicago (1977) crea instalaciones cautivadoras con diversos materiales, fusionando fragilidad y monumentalidad, luz, tiempo y forma.
Museo de Etnología Hamburgo (Hamburg, Alemania)
Museo Etnológico Hamburgo, Alemania Cultura Arte, Tesoros Maya Colección, Arte Balinés Patrimonio Cultural, Exhibiciones Museo Diseño Art Deco
Sobre esta obra
- Título: Chess set
- Artista: Carlos Reyes
- Año: 2000
- Estado de derechos de autor: Bajo derechos de autor
- Ubicación: Museo de Etnología Hamburgo
- Movimiento: Contemporary Realism
- Periodo creativo: Mature Period
- Palabras clave: maya chess figures , guatemalan art , green and black jade


