The Art of the Tile - Saturday, June 7
Sat, Jun 07
|Temple Emanuel
Discover how the artistic, almost cryptic symbols on a Mah Jongg tile can teach us aspects of Chinese culture and history through the art of the game pieces. Dessert Reception, Q & A, and Book Signing Following No knowledge about the game is required or even necessary to enjoy the discussion.
Time & Location
Jun 07, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Temple Emanuel, 1129 Jefferson Rd, Greensboro, NC 27410, USA
About the event
Discover how the artistic, almost cryptic symbols on a Mah Jongg tile can teach us aspects of Chinese culture and history through the art of the game pieces.
With Dessert Reception, Q & A (Book Signing Following)
No knowledge about the game is required or even necessary to enjoy the discussion.
How many of us have looked at a Mah Jongg tile and wondered what those marvelous images actually mean? Join us as Gregg Swain takes us on a tour of those images and decodes those often-cryptic messages. Gregg will teach us aspects of Chinese culture and history through the art of the game pieces.
Bio
Gregg Swain is an internationally known Mah Jongg historian, and co-author of Mah Jongg – The Art of the Game, American Mah Jongg for Everyone, and Mah Jongg is For the Birds. A graduate of Smith College with a degree in Art History, she earned a Doctorate in…