VMJ-238
This set was made for the UK market in the 1920’s-1930’s, probably for the board game manufacturer, Gibsons. The 148 tiles (including 4 blank tiles) are made of bamboo and are hand-carved and coloured. Each tile has a carved romanised letter or number to aid identification. The set is complete with a small dice box containing bone dice, wind indicators and a quantity of bone scoring sticks. The set also has a Game of the Four Winds rule book which has the British Rules as popularised by Gibsons.
The 8 ‘flower and season’ tiles show 4 flowers and the 4 Scholarly Pursuits (Qin, Go, Calligraphy & Painting), all simply but elegantly executed.
The box is unusual, but sadly damaged, with one side of the lid now missing (see images). It is made from a type of board, covered in a red brocade fabric, with a large red tassel and internal divisions. The brocade is threadbare in parts and a ‘jade’ decoration attached to the tassel is now broken. The style is possibly more Japanese than Chinese.
This set will be sent from our Shanghai studio.
This set was made for the UK market in the 1920’s-1930’s, probably for the board game manufacturer, Gibsons. The 148 tiles (including 4 blank tiles) are made of bamboo and are hand-carved and coloured. Each tile has a carved romanised letter or number to aid identification. The set is complete with a small dice box containing bone dice, wind indicators and a quantity of bone scoring sticks. The set also has a Game of the Four Winds rule book which has the British Rules as popularised by Gibsons.
The 8 ‘flower and season’ tiles show 4 flowers and the 4 Scholarly Pursuits (Qin, Go, Calligraphy & Painting), all simply but elegantly executed.
The box is unusual, but sadly damaged, with one side of the lid now missing (see images). It is made from a type of board, covered in a red brocade fabric, with a large red tassel and internal divisions. The brocade is threadbare in parts and a ‘jade’ decoration attached to the tassel is now broken. The style is possibly more Japanese than Chinese.
This set will be sent from our Shanghai studio.
This set was made for the UK market in the 1920’s-1930’s, probably for the board game manufacturer, Gibsons. The 148 tiles (including 4 blank tiles) are made of bamboo and are hand-carved and coloured. Each tile has a carved romanised letter or number to aid identification. The set is complete with a small dice box containing bone dice, wind indicators and a quantity of bone scoring sticks. The set also has a Game of the Four Winds rule book which has the British Rules as popularised by Gibsons.
The 8 ‘flower and season’ tiles show 4 flowers and the 4 Scholarly Pursuits (Qin, Go, Calligraphy & Painting), all simply but elegantly executed.
The box is unusual, but sadly damaged, with one side of the lid now missing (see images). It is made from a type of board, covered in a red brocade fabric, with a large red tassel and internal divisions. The brocade is threadbare in parts and a ‘jade’ decoration attached to the tassel is now broken. The style is possibly more Japanese than Chinese.
This set will be sent from our Shanghai studio.