Museum Grade reprint on Hahnemühle German Etching 310gsm mould-made paper. Limited reprint.

Following 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 shi-fus (masters) left in Hong Kong and no successors to the trade, mahjong carving may very well disappear with her generation.

This painting is part of the ongoing series titled “Unspoken Stories, Unsung Heroes” – watercolor sketches paying tribute to the remarkable men and women who are keeping Hong Kong’s fading traditional industries alive. With few or no successors left, most of these trades are believed to become history within this decade and disappear entirely with this generation of artisans and craftsmen.

Total run of 100 reprints for this size