The ''Shōgi Zushiki'' (象戯図式), ''Sho Shōgi Zushiki'' (諸象戯図式), and ''Shōgi Rokushu no Zushiki'' (象棋六種之図式) are

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publications describing various

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of Japanese chess, otherwise known as ''

shōgi , also known as Japanese chess, is a strategy board game for two players. It is one of the most popular board games in Japan and is in the same family of games as Western chess, ''chaturanga, Xiangqi'', Indian chess, and ''janggi''. ''Shōgi'' m ...

''. The ''Shōgi Zushiki'' covers the setup and moves of standard ''

, chū shōgi, dai shōgi, tenjiku shōgi, dai dai shōgi, maka dai dai shōgi,'' and '' tai shōgi.'' It also mentions '' wa shōgi, Tang shōgi'' (which is seven-person Chinese chess), '' kō shōgi,'' and '' taikyoku shōgi.'' The ''Sho Shōgi Zushiki'' (published 1694) covers the setup and moves of ''sho shōgi,'' standard shōgi, ''wa shōgi, chū shōgi, dai shōgi, tenjiku shōgi, dai dai shōgi, maka dai dai shōgi,'' and ''tai shōgi.'' The ''Shōgi Rokushu no Zushiki'' (written 1443, published 1811) covers the setup and moves of ''sho shōgi, chū shōgi, dai shōgi, dai dai shōgi, maka dai dai shōgi,'' and ''tai shōgi.'' The ''Shōgi Zushiki'' and ''Sho Shōgi Zushiki'' are generally though not always in agreement on the powers of the various pieces, but the ''Shōgi Rokushu no Zushiki'' differs in the descriptions of most pieces which are found only in the larger shogi variants, or which have distinctive moves in the larger variants.

Bibliography

;''Shōgi Zushiki'' *「ものと人間の文化史23 将棋」増川宏一・法政大学出版局・1977年・ *「象戯図式」松浦大六筆写・1909年 ;''Sho Shōgi Zushiki'' *? ;''Shōgi Rokushu no Zushiki'' *「ものと人間の文化史23 将棋」増川宏一・法政大学出版局・1977年・ *「雑藝叢書」国書刊行会・1915年 {{DEFAULTSORT:Edo-Era Shogi Sources Shogi variants Shogi ja:象戯図式 ja:諸象戯図式