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L.19THC. CHINESE IVORY INLAID MAHJONG SET

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HAVING ROOT HAND W/2-BUDDHA LIKE FIGURES ON ENDS, SINUOUS INLAID DRAGON ON FRONT SLIDE LID, W/BONE ETCHED COLOUREDTILES, H. 8 1/2" OVER HANDLE, W. 9 1/4", D. 7"

The set appears to be in "very good" - "excellent" condition there is some color fading on the bone surfaces, but this is to be expected with age. There are 140 carved tiles and four blank tiles spread over four drawers (36 tiles per drawer), plus four additional blank tiles in the bottom drawer which also houses counters, chips, and two dice.

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