A Chinese Export mahjong set, Shanghai, circa 1925
the black lacquered box decorated with flowers, insects and dragons and with metal carrying handles, the sliding front revealing five drawers containing a total of dark yellow or ‘butterscotch’ 148 catalin or celluloid tiles, 24.5cm wide, 18cm deep, 16.5cm high:
36 Circles
36 Bamboos
36 Characters
12 Dragons (Red, Green and White (blank)
16 Winds (East, South, West and North)
8 Bonus Tiles
A quantity of bone counting sticks, miniature dice box with four dice, Ming Pot (with four bone wind discs, North East, South and West) and 4 extra blank tiles.
