I know such sets DO exist, I've seen photos, but they're among the tiny, tiny minority of mahjong sets. I've even seem some super luxurious ones...
I've seen loads of old mahjong sets. I've yet to see one made of the "forbidden material" as you call it...even though LOADS of people like to...
The cheap, crappy modern ones, yeah.
Thanks. According to one collector, it's from 1921, so it's 102 years old!
The individual tile-sets: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] And all the tally-sticks, wind-indicators, dice, spare tiles, etc... [ATTACH]...
Picked this up while out window-shopping today: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] It's about 100 years old, give-or-take,...
Second one looks like '9'. If it's English/British, then that would be 9-carat gold. I think it was a custom there to just strike the number onto...
That wasn't quite what I meant, but OK. I was thinking more of - how many sellers know what Peranakan-style porcelain looks like? How would they...
As far as I'm concerned, this is nyonyaware. It matches the style and colour palette and decorative themes/motifs of authentic pieces I've seen,...
I have seen other pieces of porcelain sold elsewhere (eBay, auctions of various kinds, etc) labeled as "peranakan" or 'nyonyaware', which look...
Well it's nice to find other people who can speak confidently about Peranakan culture - lord knows there aren't enough of us around.
Well I'm sorry if I upset anybody by identifying my pieces as nyonyaware. As far as I've seen, they look the part, based on every other piece I've...
I found another one! The new one is the one with the crack in the base. Two matching nyonyaware bowls...! [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Hah! I'll bring it with me next time I'm in that part of town, and tell him!
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