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A 144 tile, Republican Period bone and bamboo set with a lovely patina and highly unusual joker tiles, representing a lighthouse on a rocky outcrop with a boat nearby. This complete set was probably made around 1920 and the lighthouse design references the late nineteenth century/early 20th century program of works along China’s coastline to improve maritime conditions for the increasing number of trade ships using that route. This engagement with a modernising China makes this set highly collectible.
It has the more unusual, but not unknown, composition of 4 season tiles and 4 jokers rather than 8 flower and season tiles. It also has 2 bone dice, but no box. Instead it is supplied in one of own design mahjong bags, made with vintage narrow loom fabric local to Shanghai.
A 144 tile, Republican Period bone and bamboo set with a lovely patina and highly unusual joker tiles, representing a lighthouse on a rocky outcrop with a boat nearby. This complete set was probably made around 1920 and the lighthouse design references the late nineteenth century/early 20th century program of works along China’s coastline to improve maritime conditions for the increasing number of trade ships using that route. This engagement with a modernising China makes this set highly collectible.
It has the more unusual, but not unknown, composition of 4 season tiles and 4 jokers rather than 8 flower and season tiles. It also has 2 bone dice, but no box. Instead it is supplied in one of own design mahjong bags, made with vintage narrow loom fabric local to Shanghai.
