Royal Flush Rose Quartz Mahjong Gift Set

The royal flush of mahjong. Thirteen tiles carved from rose quartz and hand painted: 一萬 九萬 一筒 九筒 一索 九索 東 南 西 北 中 發 白. Together they make 十三幺, the rarest hand in the game. One of every terminal and every honor, nothing that fits with anything else. Thirteen tiles that look like a losing hand until the moment they aren't. A winning 十三幺 is fourteen tiles, so the fourteenth is a ram, for 2027, the Year of the Goat.

Thick enough to use as well as keep: set them out as chopstick or spoon rests, one at each place, and let people pick their tile. Carved, polished and painted by hand, so the stone and the characters vary slightly from tile to tile. Arrives in a dark green suede box, ready to give as it is.

A host gift for the dinner you were invited to, a new year gift for the player or the collector, and a good hand for whoever opens it.