152 Tiles, Thick Bovine Bone and Bamboo, Hand Carved Tiles, 1920s Mahjong Set in Wood Box with Carved Panel, NMJL ready

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152 Tiles, Thick Bone and Bamboo, Hand Carved Tiles, Mahjong Set in Wood Box with Carved Panel

Set Description:

. Pair of new, light bone in color dice with decorative pips. The design was taken from a vintage one-dot tile. They are hand painted. Measurement: Approximately 5/8-inch square.

. Bovine bone counting sticks circa 1920s. There are 100 counting sticks. Some of the pips are missing paint. Measurement: approximately 2-3/8 to 3-1/4 inches in length.

. Vintage Chinese mahjong box. The box is made from wood, it has five drawers that stack on top of each other. The front panel slides out of the box. The panel is carved with a deer and foliage motif, painted green and antique gold. The box has worn areas to the stain, some scratches and a few odd marks, it is in good, sturdy condition. Brass hardware that all has a dark patina. Measurement: Approximately 9-1/4 x 6-5/8 x 5-3/4 inches.

. 152 vintage, bovine bone and bamboo tiles. These tiles have some weight, thick bone. The dovetails are gorgeous. Hand carved and hand painted tiles. This mahjong tile set is most likely from the 1920s. This gorgeous set features a standing peacock one-bamboo, beautiful bamboo suit, intricate dot suit (exquisite one dots, the two and three dots have some extra dot details within the dots), and carved white dragons (carved by Didi Gallo). The flowers are the seasons and the occupations of a Chinese gentleman. These tiles are very nicely carved. The bone is dense. The paint is in nice condition. There are some tiles that have splits in the bamboo near the dovetails. Originally the set had 148 tiles, four closely matching orphan tiles were added to the set. They along with four original blanks were stickered as joker tiles. In the photos of the complete tile set, the tiles have been turned over and on their sides in place. The size of the tiles varies slightly within the set. Tile measurements are approximately: 1-1/4 x 7/8 x 1/2 inches. Bone 3/8, bamboo 1/8 inches.

. 152-piece complete tile set

o 36 Dot tiles, 4 each of 1-9 o 36 Bamboo tiles, 4 each of 1-9
o 36 Character (Crack) tiles, 4 each of 1-9
o 16 Wind tiles: 4 each of East, North, West and South
o 12 Dragon tiles: 4 each of White, Red and Green
o 8 Flowers: 2 complete bouquets, 1-4.
o 8 Jokers: 4 blank tiles and added tiles, stickered.

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*** NOTE: (This information is included on the description for all of my vintage mahjong sets.)

This is a "Vintage" mahjong set. It was not manufactured utilizing modern technology with precision controls and exact results. Pieces and parts were in many cases made by hand, up to 90 years ago. There may be some variation in color and/or size as well as manufacturing artifacts or remnants such as surface cracking, scratches or flea bites in the Catalin, Bakelite, resin, Celluloid, Lucite, or other plastics as the material cooled. Chips and flea bites may be a result of materials used as fillers in the plastics or how the set was played with or stored. There may also be variation in the paint colors from suit to suit if the set tiles were painted at different times using different batches of paint.

Some tiles are made from more than one type of materials. Some of the pieces of a tile may shrink differently than others and over time the tile components may separate. Game tiles may also separate during normal play. If the pieces separate, a simple tacky, water clean-up, crafter's glue will work nicely to reattach the pieces. On rare occasion, pieces may separate during shipping. If the set arrives with separated tiles they can be easily repaired as outlined above. Please get in touch with me and I will work with you to resolve the situation to your 100% satisfaction. Separated tiles are not in and of themselves reason to return a set as the repair is both simple and quick.

The wood, bone and bamboo pieces may not all match perfectly in size, as most were carved, crafted and assembled by hand. This also includes the wooden storage boxes. In an effort to get the product to market quickly, many of the vintage wooden boxes were made with green wood. As the wood dried, it may have split, shrunk or cracked in places. This is what makes the sets vintage and unique and brings the wonderful character and charm that makes mahjong sets so very popular. Vintage sets are unique in that they bear the maker's personal touch.

Vintage metal will show its age and character. The money holders, case locks and other metal components may have an uneven patina, spots of oxidation or normal use wear associated with age. Additionally, if dissimilar metals were used to make the parts, there will be areas of galvanic corrosion where the two metal types are joined.

If you are expecting that all of the pieces match in size and color exactly then you probably do not want a vintage set. Please look carefully at my photographs, read my description carefully, and ask questions before bidding or purchasing. Additional information regarding vintage mahjong sets can be found online. Thank you.***

Photos are part of my description, please see photos for details. Color in photos may vary due to lighting. If you are trying to match color to tiles in another set, please contact me beforehand.

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