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Mah Jongg Been&Bamboe Bijzonder Chinees houten kistje met extra koperbeslag
Catalogue information
LastDodo number
3041853
Area
Board games
Title
Mah Jongg Been&Bamboe Bijzonder Chinees houten kistje met extra koperbeslag
General name
Manufacturer / publisher
Kind of game
Collection / set
Number in collection
Year
1924
Number of players
Author / designer
Theme
Dimensions
243x165x165mm
Details
Box (243x165x165mm) is of Chinese origin. Made of fine rosewood or mahogany. The traditional box has two unusual handles and features on all sides a lot of shiny brass ornaments (some of which are replacements). The sliding front shows a brass plaque with two Chinese characters. Inside the 5 drawers are decorated with rather remarkable grips.
Tiles (22x32x12mm) are made of a good quality, slightly shining bone and fine bamboo. In the right 50/50 proportion. The engraving is average. Bamboo 1 is different. Dots 1 features a capital A with a dot. There are 4 spare tiles.
Counters are made of an average quality bone with Western denomination.
Dice (4x) are made of bone with Chinese points. Their container is a Cricket box.
Wind discs are made of black horn with white characters. Their container is a black horn Ming-box.
Instruction manual is the red Babcock booklet, 10th edition, July 1923.