A Chinese Export Mahjong Set, Shanghai, 1920s congress jaques timer rooks as turrets with brickwork

rooks as turrets with brickwork

Type Founders

9cm (approx 2 inches) high

and the letters G

A Chinese Export Mahjong Set, Shanghai, 1920s congress jaques timer rooks as turrets with brickworkA Chinese Export Mahjong Set, Shanghai, 1920s the hardwood case with two brass carrying handles, brass mounts to the corners, and a sliding panel to the front, revealing five drawers with wooden handles, containing cow bone and bamboo polychrome decorated tiles: 36 Characters 36 Circles 36 Bamboos 4 Red Dragons, 4 Green Dragons, 4 White Dragons (ie blank) 8 Bonus Tiles (Flowers) 16 Winds (North, South, East and West) 4 Blank Tiles Oblong wooden dice