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Four Winds The
default theme of Four Winds Pocket PC is inspired by a painting in
Japanese Mah Jong Museum depicting ladies playing Mah Jong. (The
painting can be seen in Jim May's Mahjong Museum
Click Paintings/Photos and click #219 Painting of
Women playing Mah Jong.)
The tile set is based on a traditional Chinese ivory set from the
1920's ("#168 Genuine Ivory" in the tile set collection
of Mahjong Museum). The picture in the background of the Scores
dialog box is a detail from Chao Po-chό's (11251160) Landscape and palace
(ink and color on silk).
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Bakelite An example
of a theme that uses only solid colors and no textured surfaces.
The colors are dimmed basic colors that resemble early plastic
materials like bakelite.
The tile set is based on Bakelite #005, described in Mahjong Museum.
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Bamboo The 'theme
utilizes bamboo and rice paper as materials for the game board.
The tile set represents a traditional Chinese set from the
1920's. The design is based on the
Sacramento tile set described in Mahjong Museum.
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Cardboard A theme
constructed of different kinds of cardboards and hand made papers.
The tile set represents a typical American tile set of 1930's.
The design is based on
Bakelite #005 described in Mahjong Museum,
but the face side of the tiles, being originally bakelite, is
replaced with plywood.
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Sakura A theme that
uses colors of a cherry tree. Background graphics is based
on a painting (ink and color on silk) by an unknown Chinese
painter from the 12th or 13th century. The background in the
Scores dialog box shows a detail of Ma Yόan's (12th
century)
Birds in Winter, ink on silk.
The tile set represents a common modern tile set made completely of plastic.
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