Ivory Mahjong Tile

[Ivory mahjong card]

Ivory mahjong card is 21.5cm wide, 16.5cm long and 17.5cm high. The whole set of mahjong cards is 160, of which each card is 3.2 cm long, 2.1 cm wide and 1.5 cm thick. 128 tooth chips. From its texture and technology, it can be determined that it is supervised by the Qing Palace Building Office
The mahjong card is ivory, its surface is polished smooth, each card is rectangular, the main card is engraved with the characters of the Water Margin, and the flower card is engraved with the characters of “Spring”, “Summer”, “Autumn”, “Winter”, “Fu”, “Lu”, “Shou”, “Xi”, and other words and the patterns of plum, orchid, bamboo, chrysanthemum, etc. The cylindrical object in the card is called “Dingzhuang”. The person who starts the card first in each plate is called “dealer”, and the confirmed dealer is called Dingzhuang. The tooth chips in the cards are “chips”, which are used for scoring when playing cards
The whole set of cards is placed in a portable wooden box. There are five drawers in the box. The lower drawer contains mahjong cards, and the upper drawer contains chips, dice and Dingzhuang respectively
This set of mahjong cards has exquisite craftsmanship, beautiful patterns, elegant colors and exquisite materials. The number of cards is more than ordinary mahjong cards, and there are more playing methods than other cards
Mahjong cards evolved from the popular horse hanging cards and playing cards in the late Ming Dynasty