Chinese Mahjong Set, Shanghai, 1920s

Chinese Mahjong Set, Shanghai, 1920sA Chinese Mahjong Set, Shanghai, 1920s the stained wooden case with brass mounts and carrying handles, sliding lid to the front with Chinese characters revealing two drawers, the smaller upper drawer including: a selection of bone scoring sticks, four miniature bone dice (in a wooden box with a sliding lid) and catalin wind disc, the lower larger drawer including a set of bone and bamboo tiles: 36 Circles (1 9) 36 Characters (1 9) 36 Bamboos (1 9) 16

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Stock Reference: MJ 1829

4cm (when open flat)

119 bone counting sticks

the reverse back in cream linen

kings with triple steeped galleries

telegraph troops and skirmishers

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All items are packed to a high standard and sent by tracked courier

and with a dent to one corner

one black rook and one white rook stamped with red crown