"Ekichizu"

Japanese: 《益智図》 - えきちず
"Ekichizu"

...The collection of problems, Sei Shonagon Chieban, includes a date from the second year of the Kanpo era (1742). In 1878, a collection of problems on a puzzle board of a different type from Tangram, Yichizu (6 volumes), was published in China. This puzzle board was a square divided into 15 pieces. This was also introduced to the West shortly after, but did not become as popular as Tangram. ...

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "The Picture of Benefiting Wisdom" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…その問題集《清少納言智恵板》には,寛保2年(1742)の年記がある。1878年中国でタングラムと違ったタイプの知恵の板の問題集《益智図》(全6巻)が刊行されているが,この板は正方形を15片に分割したものである。これもほどなく西洋に伝えられたが,タングラムのようには流行しなかった。…

※「《益智図》」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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