Mahjong Wanderlust – Northern Europe | Sweden Theme

Original Artpiece | Ideas

Discover the serene beauty of Northern Europe with a focus on Sweden, where traditional mahjong artistry meets the elegance of Scandinavian design, capturing the essence of Swedish culture through intricate craftsmanship and innovative creativity.

• Revitalizes an intangible cultural heritage to capture Northern Europe cultural elements
• When the mahjong craftsman Ricky Cheung & illustrator Karen Aruba from two generations merge minds, mahjong goes beyond a mahjong game to become one-of-a-kind wall art by giving a modern twist to preserve craftsmanship
• Travel this unique journey to appreciate the art of mahjong craft by a Hong Kong brand with over 50-year mahjong making family legacy
• Integrate with hand-carving, hand-painting, laser-engraving | contemporary art
• Present talented and professional hand-carving skills and vibrant color hand-painting on tiny mahjong tile area

Extraordinary design of ‘Mahjong Wanderlust – Northern Europe | Sweden’ theme

• The entire set of 144 Mahjong tiles presented in a mixed media format, with traditional Mahjong patterns hand-carved by craftsman, and illustrations of Northern Europe culture and landscape drawn by Karen in laser-engraving.
• It bridges the gap between traditional craftsmanship & contemporary art
• The serene beauty of Sweden is captured in this set, reflecting its picturesque landscapes, cuisine, iconic architecture, and rich cultural heritage. This set embodies the essence of Swedish life, blending modern urbanity with timeless natural splendor
• Other creative patterns include the beautiful Dala horse, Salmon, Elk on the “flower” tiles, the traditional building in Stockholm on the ‘Wan’ tiles, and wine bottles depicted on the bamboo tiles, the four seasons of Sweden’s wonderland activities. Visit all famous landscapes by traveling with mahjong – capture stunning landscape by blending traditional tile craft with Sweden culture!
• A total of 16 tiles capture the landscapes of Finland (東), Denmark (南), Iceland (西), Norway (北) and woven into intricate patterns that dance across the WINDS of mahjong creativity!
• The full set reinterprets the creative mahjong design to enhance the home décor and home living.

Story Behind the Scene – A family collaboration with love

Karen Aruba Art comes from a longstanding line of mahjong craftsmanship. Our intimate mahjong family story supports Hong Kong craftsmanship.

The illustration inspired from the uncommon design and mythology of the ancient Chinese mahjong tiles – a full set of revamped design captures Norther Europe | Sweden artistry and culture, going beyond mahjong to preserve the intangible cultural heritage in a meaningful way.

Understand how passionate we are to preserve the craftsmanship integrated with art and all articles we wrote: ‘A Mahjong Story’

Original Design & Production Lead Time

Mahjong Wanderlust is a series of collection with different location themes. This is to revitalize the artistic culture of mahjong.

The full set of 144 tiles (Hong Kong Style) in Northen Europe & Sweden cultural theme involve 75% hand-carving the original MJ patterns created by Master, 100% hand-painting, and extra new illustrated patterns designed by Karen Aruba, laser-engraved with fine lines. It’s One of A Kind Mahjong Artpiece with human touch.

4-5 months in production lead time + 10-14 days of international delivery. Thank you for your kind consideration.

Product Description

Color at the back: Green

1. Color at the back: Green
2. Size per mahjong tile: 2.7cm (W) x 3.7 cm (L) x 2.2cm (H)
3. Canton version: 144 tiles + 4 blank tiles in total
4. Hand-carved patterns include: Characters 1 to 9（一 to 九萬), Three Dragons (中發白), Four Winds (東南西北)，Eight Flowers/Seasons, Dots 2-9 (筒子) with knifes and tiny drills. (optional: all Arabic numbers on bamboo and circle tiles.)
5. Materials: Highest quality of Japanese acrylic or A grade equivalent material without color deterioration for long lasting.
6. Only made on demand with hand-carving work | NO mass production | Minimum material wastage

Mahjong Accessories

One premium blue box + 4 additional blank tiles, wind indicators & dice

Authentication

Each set will come with a certificate of authenticity signed with a serial number.

**Tax**

VAT will be applied for shipping product to European Countries. Customer is responsible for any tax and custom duties subject to the rate of individual country at additional cost.

Optional Frame for Wall Art Display

Standard set comes with a nice box without frame. We also offer an additional choice with a good quality custom-made wooden frame to hang this artpiece on wall to enhance your home living environment. Contact us for quote in separate.

Original Framed Size: 50.4cm x 29.6cm x 4cm

Hang Securely

Each full set of mahjong weights 5.3kg. Make sure screws or hooks to support the weight.

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