{"id":1032,"date":"2026-02-22T17:38:33","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T17:38:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shatranj.art\/?page_id=1032"},"modified":"2026-02-24T09:08:36","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T09:08:36","slug":"poster-26","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/shatranj.art\/sw\/exhibit\/poster-26\/","title":{"rendered":"bango 26"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1032\" class=\"elementor elementor-1032\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7573e53 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7573e53\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc8e8e5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bc8e8e5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e1f086 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8e1f086\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/shatranj.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-683x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1035\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shatranj.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/shatranj.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/shatranj.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shatranj.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26.jpg 970w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5968dd elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e5968dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>\u015eAH\u00ce <\/b><b>Abul-Abbas: Safari ya Tembo Kupitia Bara Tatu<\/b><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Sanamu hii inachukua jina lake kutoka kwa tembo mweupe wa hadithi, Abul-Abbas, aliyepewa na Khalifa wa Abbasid Harun al-Rashid kwa Mfalme Mtakatifu wa Roma Charlemagne katika karne ya 9. Safari hii ya kihistoria inaashiria uhamiaji wa chess kutoka India na Mashariki ya Kati hadi Ulaya, ikionyesha mojawapo ya mabadilishano makubwa ya kitamaduni ya mwanzo katika historia. Ikijumuisha mageuzi ya kipande kinachojulikana katika sataranji ya kisasa kama kinachopiga mstari usio na kikomo, muundo huu unatoa muunganiko laini wa Mashariki na Magharibi, ukichanganya alama za kale za Mashariki na urithi wa kimkakati wa Magharibi. Awali kipande kilichoruhusiwa kuruka tu mraba miwili kwa mstari, \u201cTembo\u201d ameundwa upya hapa ili kuheshimu mizizi yake ya kihistoria huku akikumbatia jukumu lake la kisasa kwenye ubao.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Katika historia yote ya chess, kipande hiki kimeitwa tembo, mamba, kobe, ngamia, mshika bendera, mjumbe, afisa, mkuki, mkimbiaji, mwindaji, mpiga mshale, mcheshi, kinachosogea kwa mstari wa mteremko, na askofu. Muundo wake katika chess ya kisasa kwa kawaida huwa katika umbo la mita ya askofu.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0eee556 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0eee556\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"707\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/shatranj.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-1-707x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1036\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shatranj.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-1-707x1024.jpg 707w, https:\/\/shatranj.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-1-207x300.jpg 207w, https:\/\/shatranj.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-1-768x1112.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shatranj.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-1.jpg 990w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 707px) 100vw, 707px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d4ae5d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8d4ae5d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68b6ede elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"68b6ede\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"739\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/shatranj.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-2-739x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1037\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shatranj.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-2-739x1024.jpg 739w, https:\/\/shatranj.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-2-216x300.jpg 216w, https:\/\/shatranj.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-2-768x1065.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shatranj.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-2.jpg 976w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 739px) 100vw, 739px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6ee51c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f6ee51c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Tembo wa Charlemagne: Urithi wa Kivutio wa Zama za Kati<\/b><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ikianza karne ya 11 na ikidhaniwa kuwa ilitoka Kusini mwa Italia au Uhispania, mkusanyiko huu maarufu unawakilisha kilele cha ufundi wa pembe ya ndovu. Sehemu ya \u201cChessmen za Charlemagne\u201d maarufu, sanamu hii ya tembo inajitokeza kwa uchongaji wake tata unaoakisi mavazi ya kifahari na vipengele vya kiishara vya enzi hiyo. Ikidokeza mabadiliko ya urembo ya chess ilipohama kutoka ulimwengu wa Kiislamu hadi mahakama za Ulaya, kipande hiki kinathibitisha kwamba mchezo huo haukuwa tu chombo cha mikakati bali pia alama yenye nguvu ya uwezo wa kidiplomasia na kitamaduni.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40a994a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"40a994a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1010\" src=\"https:\/\/shatranj.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-3-811x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1038\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shatranj.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-3-811x1024.jpg 811w, https:\/\/shatranj.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-3-238x300.jpg 238w, https:\/\/shatranj.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-3-768x970.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shatranj.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-3.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f85a0b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0f85a0b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dc5372 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0dc5372\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3afacdc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3afacdc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/shatranj.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-4-1024x820.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1039\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shatranj.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-4-1024x820.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shatranj.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-4-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shatranj.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-4-768x615.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shatranj.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-4.jpg 1307w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aab0574 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aab0574\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>1950 Maaskofu wa Dubrovnik na Staunton: Umbo na Uashiriaji<\/b><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mwonekano huu unaonyesha tofauti kati ya falsafa mbili tofauti za usanifu zinavyoakisiwa katika vipande vya askofu (vipande vya kwanza na vya tatu kutoka kushoto ni vya seti ya Dubrovnik). Askofu wa Dubrovnik wa mwaka 1950 hutoa muonekano wa kisekula na kisasa zaidi, unaofafanuliwa na umbo lake la kuvutia na maelezo yake ya kina, bila alama za kidini. Kinyume chake, askofu wa Staunton hufuata maumbo ya jadi ya Kikristo, akiwa na mkato wa miter unaoonekana wazi kama alama ya kidini ndani ya muundo mgumu na imara zaidi. Tofauti kati ya muundo tendaji na unaojumuisha wa Dubrovnik na mipaka ya jadi ya Staunton inaonyesha jinsi vipande vya chess vinavyotumika kama uwakilishi wa utambulisho wa kitamaduni.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8ec708 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b8ec708\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d9231a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3d9231a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/shatranj.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-5-696x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1040\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shatranj.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-5-696x1024.jpg 696w, https:\/\/shatranj.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-5-204x300.jpg 204w, https:\/\/shatranj.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-5-768x1130.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shatranj.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-5-1044x1536.jpg 1044w, https:\/\/shatranj.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-5.jpg 1113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-556ae15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"556ae15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Askofu wa The Dominic Snow: Fomu ya Kimkakati ya Kisasa<\/b><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ikionyesha maono ya ubunifu ya msanii Dominic Snow, kipande hiki kinatoa uhai wa kisasa wa kisanii kwa sanamu za jadi za chess. Umbo lake lenye mtiririko na mabadiliko ya rangi ya ajabu yanavuka mipaka ya kawaida ya askari mchungaji, yakibadilisha vipengele vya jadi vya mchezo kupitia uonyesho wa kisanii. Kipande hiki ni ushahidi kwamba chess si tu vita ya akili, bali ni uzoefu wa kisanii wenye tabaka nzito za kuona na za kiakili.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f39a3b4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f39a3b4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a9ba6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8a9ba6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"520\" src=\"https:\/\/shatranj.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-6-1024x665.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1041\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shatranj.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-6-1024x665.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shatranj.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-6-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shatranj.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-6-768x499.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shatranj.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-6.jpg 1491w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae04c33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ae04c33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Tembo wa Chesi wa Enzi ya Timuridi<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span>Kipande hiki cha jiwe kilichochongwa kwa mkono kinaonyesha mabadiliko ya kihistoria kutoka uhalisia wa sanamu hadi abstrakti ya Kiislamu. Umbo la kipekee lenye pembe mbili ni uwakilishi wa kiishara wa pembe za tembo, muundo uliosambaa Mashariki ya Kati na Mediterania. Wakati Waingereza baadaye walichukua jina \u201cBishop,\u201d Wahispania walihifadhi mzizi wa Kiarabu wa awali kama Alfil (Tembo), na Wafaransa walibadilisha neno hilo kimtindo kuwa Le Fou. Kipande hiki kinabaki kuwa ushahidi wa urithi endelevu wa mhusika wa tembo wa awali na roho ya kimataifa ya mchezo.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-909cf0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"909cf0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"116\" height=\"90\" src=\"https:\/\/shatranj.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/nishapur-elephant-piece.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1570\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shatranj.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/nishapur-elephant-piece.jpg 116w, https:\/\/shatranj.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/nishapur-elephant-piece-15x12.jpg 15w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 116px) 100vw, 116px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36cfba7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36cfba7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Kipande cha tembo kutoka Nishapur, karne ya 9<br \/><br \/><\/b>Tembo wenye maumbo yanayofanana walitumika Hispania na huonekana kama ikoni za chess ndani ya Libro del Acedrez lililoandikwa katika karne ya 13 Hispania.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u015eAH\u00ce Abul-Abbas: The Elephant\u2019s Journey Across Three Continents \u00a0 This figure takes its name from the legendary white elephant, Abul-Abbas, gifted by the Abbasid Caliph Harun al-Rashid to the Holy Roman Emperor Charlemagne in the 9th century. This historical voyage symbolizes the migration of chess from India and the Middle East to Europe, marking one [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":743,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1032","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/shatranj.art\/sw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1032","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/shatranj.art\/sw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/shatranj.art\/sw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shatranj.art\/sw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shatranj.art\/sw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1032"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/shatranj.art\/sw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1032\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1576,"href":"https:\/\/shatranj.art\/sw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1032\/revisions\/1576"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shatranj.art\/sw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/743"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/shatranj.art\/sw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1032"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}