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Up for sale is a beautiful, highly collectible antique Chinese export Mahjong set dating to the 1920s. This set comes housed in its original, five-drawer wooden cabinet featuring a sliding front security panel painted with vibrant green Chinese characters (\"仙神\" - Immortals/Deities) and fitted with classic brass corner hardware.This set features thick, hand-carved bovine bone faces seamlessly attached to bamboo backings. The tiles are intricately detailed and include original Westernized English corner indices (numbers and compass directions) introduced during the 1920s mahjong craze to make the game accessible to the Western market.
What’s Included:Original 5-Drawer Wooden Cabinet: Complete with sliding front panel, brass carrying handle, and hardware accent plating.Handcrafted Bone & Bamboo Tiles: Grouped into individual drawers by suit.Babcock\'s Rules for Mah-Jongg Booklet: The iconic original \"Little Red Book\" authored by Joseph Park Babcock, which standardized the rules for the West.Bottom Organizer Drawer: Filled with authentic bone counting stick tallies and bone dice.
Excellent vintage condition for its age. The wooden box structure is sound, and the sliding panel glides smoothly. Tiles show gorgeous natural aging and clear, legible ink engravings. (Please see high-resolution photos for full detail on item condition). One corner is missing tiny nail as seen in picture.
