{"product_id":"antique-chinese-mahjong-set-in-carved-dragon-motif-wood-case-early-20th-century","title":"Antique Chinese Mahjong Set in Carved Dragon-Motif Wood Case, Early 20th Century","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA complete traveling mahjong set housed in a hand-carved wood case, likely made in China for export during the early 20th-century mahjong craze that swept the West in the 1920s. The lid is carved in high relief with a pair of confronting stylized bird heads — reading as phoenixes, with hooked beaks and feathered, layered texturing — flanking a pierced arched carrying handle, the crest bordered by a fine diamond-lattice pattern. The case front is carved with a recessed reserve depicting two robed figures in a garden setting beneath a stylized floral trellis, framed by geometric key-fret and triangular banding, with the same diaper-pattern molding continuing around the case sides. Inside, a fitted wooden tray divides the tiles by suit for storage. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe set includes the full run of bamboo, circle\/dot, and character suits, along with wind and dragon tiles, a red \"Big Joker\" tile (indicating the set was adapted for, or later used with, American Mah Jongg League rules), and a set of pictorial flower and season tiles hand-painted with birds, blossoms, and landscape motifs. Blank spare tiles are included as well. The tiles appear to be bone-faced over a bamboo backing, with hand-tinted red and black pips — a construction typical of the period, though this is worth confirming before listing. Accessories include a set of eight dice in cream and blue, a cylindrical bone-and-metal dice shaker retaining a partial paper label, a small run of bamboo\/bone scoring sticks marked with pip counts for traditional score-keeping, a group of round bone counters hand-painted with Chinese characters in green and red, a bone ring, and a small vintage tin canister bearing an old promotional paper label.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"_9415d43e\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"_e4b02b84 dc-breakInsideAvoid dc-mbXsmall\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"dc-textNoir dc-sassyFontBodyTypeHeavy dc-inline\" data-tn=\"pdp-spec-title\"\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"dc-sassyFontBody dc-inline\" data-tn=\"pdp-spec-dimensions\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"dc-inlineBlock dc-mr3px\" data-tn=\"pdp-spec-detail-height\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"dc-textLeft\"\u003eHeight: 10.5 in (26.67 cm)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"_e4b02b84 dc-breakInsideAvoid dc-mbXsmall\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"dc-sassyFontBody dc-inline\" data-tn=\"pdp-spec-dimensions\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"dc-inlineBlock dc-mr3px\" data-tn=\"pdp-spec-detail-height\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"dc-textLeft\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"dc-inlineBlock dc-mr3px\" data-tn=\"pdp-spec-detail-width\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"dc-textLeft\"\u003eWidth: 9.75 in (24.77 cm)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"_e4b02b84 dc-breakInsideAvoid dc-mbXsmall\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"dc-sassyFontBody dc-inline\" data-tn=\"pdp-spec-dimensions\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"dc-inlineBlock dc-mr3px\" data-tn=\"pdp-spec-detail-width\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"dc-textLeft\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"dc-inlineBlock\" data-tn=\"pdp-spec-detail-depth\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"dc-textLeft\"\u003eDepth: 7 in (17.78 cm)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"dc-inlineBlock\" data-tn=\"pdp-spec-detail-depth\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"dc-textLeft\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWear consistent with age and use. Minor losses. This set is amazingly complete! The case shows wear as appropriate for it's age and use. The case has a couple loose joints but it is not affecting the way the sets usage.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MidCentury Masters","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43528597995583,"sku":null,"price":1150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0157\/7730\/files\/Photoroom_20260715_211845.jpg?v=1784167414","url":"https:\/\/midcenturymasters.com\/products\/antique-chinese-mahjong-set-in-carved-dragon-motif-wood-case-early-20th-century","provider":"MidCentury Masters","version":"1.0","type":"link"}