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Chinese Export Mahjong Set, Shanghai, 1920s

Chinese Export Mahjong Set, Shanghai, 1920s

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A Chinese Export Mahjong Set, Shanghai, 1920s

the hardwood case inlaid with attractive bone decoration, two brass carrying handles and a sliding front revealing five drawers containing bone and bamboo tiles: 

36 Characters

36 Circles

36 Bamboos

4 Green Dragons 4 Red Dragons 4 White Dragons (blank)

8 Bonus Tiles (Flowers)

16 Winds (North, South, East and West)

4 Blank Tiles

Bone Ming Pot with four bone wind discs (North, South, East and West)

Quantity of bone counting sticks

Wooden Dice Box with four bone die

Original Instruction Pamphlet (“The Chinese Dragon Game”), 1923

 

Box: 24.5cm wide, 17cm deep, 16cm high

Tiles: 3cm long

 

Stock Reference: JP 1694

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