Cheung is trying to revive interest in the tradition by holding workshops to demonstrate how the tiles are made. “For hand-carved mahjong tiles, when you look closely, you can see each of them ...

These mahjong tiles are part of The Mahjong Line's "refreshed ... Despite the "minimal" description that they came up with, the hand-painted designs are anything but. Mahjong, which originates ...

Tile, hand-painted with graphic, often figurative motifs, is a relatively easy way to amp up a variety of surfaces, taking the place of heavy, expensive stone or even a large artwork. It’s a ...

Cheung Shun-king is one of a handful of Hongkongers involved in hand-carved artisan mahjong tiles, a tradition passed down through three generations, but he might be forced to close his store and ...

Since the birth of mahjong in Qing ... farmer and scholar) tiles, which can increase your winning score. In this version, players aim to form a complete hand made up of four sets of three tiles ...

When playing American mahjong, each player is dealt a hand of 13 tiles from different suits (bamboo, dots, characters) as well as wind, flower and dragon tiles. Each player takes turns drawing and ...

In this April 18, 2019, photo, Cheung Shun-king, 65-year-old mahjong game tiles maker, makes a tile in his shop in Kowloon's old neighborhood of Hong Kong. Hand-carved mahjong tiles is a dying art ...