The Tiles
$800Mahjong tiles / all 43 faces
↗00The objectLimited edition / BODE
BODE
A game. An object. An edition.
Mahjong,Edition of 200
200Numbered sets
043Distinct faces
01The materialSection / three layers
Black.
Clear.
Black.
Heavy cast acrylic, polished edges, gold-filled engraving, and gold leaf suspended in a clear middle layer.
01The frontGlossy black
Engraved + gold filled
Engraved + gold filled
02The middleClear acrylic
Suspended gold leaf
Suspended gold leaf
03The backGlossy black
Polished edges
Polished edges
Gold visible at the edges.
Suspended within the clear layer.
Turn the tile to its edge to see the band.
02The reverseReverse / engraved spear
Reverse:
spear.
Engraved gold spear on black cast acrylic. Glossy black, polished edges, the gold band running the full depth of the tile.
03The facesIndex / 43
Select a face to examine its reference photograph. Every face is engraved and gold filled.
Forty-three
characters.
One complete vocabulary of play.
The complete face index 01—43
Bamboo01—09
One / Two / Three / Four / Five / Six / Seven / Eight / Nine
Characters10—18
One / Two / Three / Four / Five / Six / Seven / Eight / Nine
Dots19—27
One / Two / Three / Four / Five / Six / Seven / Eight / Nine
Dragons28—30
Red / Green / White
Winds31—34
East / South / West / North
Flowers35—38
Plum / Orchid / Chrysanthemum / Lotus
Seasons39—42
Spring / Summer / Autumn / Winter
Joker43
Tiger
Select a face to examine.
04The caseStorage / on display
Nothing
to hide.
Clear acrylic, gold hardware, a brown leather handle, and every tile facing out.
Clear acrylic
Gold hardware
Brown leather handle
Face-out storage
05Reserve a numberPre-sale / USD / 1—200
200.Then none.
Numbered 1–200; after the edition, the moulds are broken. Numbers are allocated in request order; payment follows number confirmation.
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100days
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The Set
$1,000Tiles, case, racks, dice, wind indicator,
spare of every face