The Mahjong Tile Carver Greeting Card by Alvin Lam cardholder barber shops and their poles

barber shops and their poles are a hundred-year old cultural icon that will soon only be seen in history books

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Featuring the "1 bamboo" tile which is also called "the sparrow" or "ma que" in Chinese carrying a piece of birthday cake surrounded by a bamboo border

The Mahjong Tile Carver Greeting Card by Alvin Lam cardholder barber shops and their polesFollowing in her father's footsteps at age 13, Ho Sau Mei began training in the art of carving mahjong tiles by hand. Now in her mid 60s, Ho carries on her family legacy in the same shop where she grew up, while most of the industry has turned to factory made, mass produced plastic tiles. With only a few mahjong sifus (masters) left in Hong Kong and no successors to the trade, mahjong carving may very well disappear with her generation. CHOOSE STYLE