Vintage Chinese Advertising Poster- Ladies playing Mahjong Paperweight thickened by the acrid scent

thickened by the acrid scent of tobacco and the lingering bitterness of whiskey

These pieces are electroplated silver on Britannia metal

and then in the late 1990s

A dazzling and highly desirable Swarovski piece

Vintage Chinese Advertising Poster- Ladies playing Mahjong Paperweight thickened by the acrid scentVintage pre revolution Chinese cigarette advertising poster 30. 5 inches by 20. 5 inches. Cigarette advertising in China has a long and complex history, dating back to the late 19th century when foreign tobacco companies entered the Chinese market. Since then, cigarette advertising has been influenced by various political, economic, and social factors, such as the rise of nationalism, the wars with Japan, the Communist revolution, the opening up of