{"product_id":"kaihua-bespoke-american-mahjong-set","title":"Kaihua Bespoke American Mahjong Set","description":"\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe invitation begins with the case.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSet Kaihua on the table and take a moment before opening it. The pale, hand-painted Assam teak case is edged in warm wood and finished with gleaming brass corners, clasps, and a sculptural handle. Inside, fine olive-green cotton velvet surrounds rows of ivory-toned tiles. Four dusky rose racks bring the palette out onto the table. Every part of the set feels chosen to belong with the next.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThen the details begin to reveal themselves. The dot tiles arrange their circles into little rosettes of blush, green, and blue. A graceful bird marks the one bam; fine stems and leaves animate the bamboo suit. Lotus flowers, expressive dragons, and painted jokers add moments of discovery between hands. Kaihua has the clarity an American mahjong player needs, with artwork that makes you want to pick up each tile and look again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is what more than 500 hours of work by nine Jaipur artisans makes possible. Trained in Rajasthan’s miniature painting tradition, the artists transfer the designs through pinholing, build the colors in layers, and add the final details by hand. Each tile is made from Assam teak and lacquered for play. The case is painted to be admired in its own right, then lined to protect the set within.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKaihua is made to order, and the touch of the artisans’ hands means no two sets will be exactly alike. Commission it for the pleasure of playing now—and for the possibility that, years from now, someone will open that same case and remember whose table it graced.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tronc\u0026Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50526734286910,"sku":null,"price":1500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0663\/8161\/1070\/files\/WhatsAppImage2026-09-22at1.48.50AM_1.jpg?v=1790274743","url":"https:\/\/collectedabroad.com\/products\/kaihua-bespoke-american-mahjong-set","provider":"Collected Abroad","version":"1.0","type":"link"}