[Bone Mahjong Tile]
Bone Mahjong Tile, clear, 2.3 cm long, 1.5 cm wide, and 3.1 cm high
Mahjong cards were developed from the horse hangtag in the middle of the Ming Dynasty. Its internal structure and game rules are inherited from the horse tag, which is a new entertainment game created by combining and grafting with dominoes, solitaire and other card games for a long time. Playing mahjong gradually became the favorite leisure game of Chinese people in the late Qing Dynasty
This mahjong card is used by the imperial concubines of the Qing Dynasty in their daily games. It is made of ivory and backed by bamboo and wood. The content is mainly composed of strips and “ten thousand” characters. The materials are exquisite and the shape is unique. It is particularly worth mentioning that the mahjong cards in the palace changed the “middle” and “hair” in the folk cards to “dragon” and “phoenix”, reflecting the characteristics of the royal family
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