Recent events have prompted Chinese to re-examine the artwork shown above – not for its rather tasteful depiction of naked young girls, but instead for its hidden allegorical subtext, showing as it does with some clarity the power struggle over the future of Taiwan and the wider East Asian region.
The work, by Toronto-based Chinese artist Liu Yi, generally goes by its English title of “The 2008 Beijing Mahjong Game.”
First exhibited in 2005 in anticipation of the 2008 Olympics, the piece has over the years been subject to a wide variety of searching interpretations – the latest coming from Chinese left pondering it in light of recent developments.
A reasonable interpretation is translated below:
Firstly, the girl wearing a traditional article of Chinese lingerie with her hand in a fruit bowl represents Taiwan.
The four mahjong players also represent countries – America faces the viewer, and opposite her is China. To the right, the reclining girl is Russia, and to the left, naked and scrutinising her tiles, is Japan.
The image depicts the situation facing Taiwan, but Taiwan herself is not at the table. Only the four players of America, China, Japan and Russia will determine the outcome of this game. The skies beyond the window are dark and unsettled, as is the current situation.
The clothing the four girls at the table are wearing expresses their respective strengths. America is in a strong position, and confidently watches Taiwan for a chance to strike without being overly concerned about the state of the game.
Russia lies languidly with one leg resting on America, and an arm outstretched to China, stealthily assisting China with her concealed tiles. But Russia has no interest in Taiwan, and her tiles are not strong. She is only interested in exploiting the Taiwan situation to her advantage, sympathising with America whilst selling weapons to China.
China herself is half-naked, much of her body obscured from view by the table, preventing anyone from seeing how strong she is. One of her tiles is “East,” representing the DF-31 “East Wind” long range missile (ICBM). China also keeps some of her tiles hidden behind her, ready for any change in the game. Just how strong she really is, who can say.
On the left, the naked girl is Japan. She has no clothes at all – she is the weakest of the four. She scrutinizes her tiles intently, completely oblivious to the artful tricks the other players are employing. Japan only conceives of the Taiwan issue in terms of how she can gain regional power – she is blind to the global aspect of the game. Whilst she may have a good hand, little does she realize the game will not be won through tiles alone.
On China’s shoulder is a tattoo – the Fenghuang, or “Chinese phoenix.” This signifies the fact that in China traditional culture runs only skin deep – she is otherwise just the same as the west. On the contrary, it is Taiwan, with her traditional attire, who is the real heir to Chinese culture.
Taiwan holds a fruit knife, but it is of no use in a game of mahjong and she cannot bring it to bear. All she can do is hold onto her fruit as the game plays out.
Let it not be said that looking at pictures of naked girls cannot be educational.
The idea of this picture came when the author is watching K-ON! while reading about politics.
Seriously, the left one is Mio, bottom is Ritsu, top is Mugi, the sleeping one is of course Yui, and the loli is Azusa.
….we all just think too hard about this don’t we…
Hahaha even Japan win at majong in the picture.
Yes-
If they are playing strip mahjong it seems that America is definitely leading.
Of course Russia is playing both sides as she does have her foot on America’s thigh.. a bit too close to just be innocent.
“on the left, the naked girl is Japan. She has no clothes at all – she is the weakest of the four. She scrutinizes her tiles intently, completely oblivious to the artful tricks the other players are employing.”
lol what an asshole
Maybe… just maybe.
Its just a slightly odd painting of young lesbians playing a game?
🙂
The meaning… is rather strong with this one.
jesus christ… who ever made that interpretation must have smoked something before spatting out some wild context regarding the political situation of Taiwan…
They forgot to add North Korea. Represented as the hungry dog next to naked China.
Superb explanation. Outstanding.
” On China’s shoulder is a tattoo – the Fenghuang, or “Chinese phoenix.” This signifies the fact that in China traditional culture runs only skin deep – she is otherwise just the same as the west. On the contrary, it is Taiwan, with her traditional attire, who is the real heir to Chinese culture. ”
Regardless of which one is the “real heir”, this is a rather flimsy and subjective way to look at it. Even more so than usual art interpretation, I mean.
There’s no way you’re telling me that a skin-deep but permanently etched-on tattoo is LESS than a shirt you just take off.
All the twelve year old idiots in here fapping to tasteful nudity like it’s no different from porn are the reason so many people today think nudity of any kind is perverse and should be hidden.
impressive picture and translation
ingenious artist I might say
“Taiwan is the true heir of Chinese culture”
LOL
If it means national weakness, sucking US and Japan’s dick and political imcompetency is “true chinese culture”, then I would rather have my “fake” Communist Chinese Culture, that has nukes, strong military, economical superpower and global influence to fend off the US.
Taiwan IS NEVER a “true heir of Chinese culture”: They are colonized by Japan, soaked up Christianity, adopted weaboo-fail-culture and behaving like raving faggots, shitting on their “Chinese heritage” everyday. How is that “Chinese”, wanting to become a part of Japan, her murderer and invader?
Sorry, but this is all just weaboo delusions: Taiwan is everything the western world and japan wants China to be: Weak, obedient, overreliant on them, and just shutting the fuck up and produce cheaply for her western and japanese masters, without ever making a ruckus or even claiming their part of the profit. Just a cute little dog, called “China” that is allowed to live by the mercy of the established great powers, without any aspirations for itself.
What Japan and the West doesent want to see is a China that is strong, independent, powerful and assertive. A China, that is TRUE to her history and culture of being an vibrant empire made of powerful warriors, cunning merchants, adept artisans and glorious emperors, claiming their rightful place in the sun, and telling the West and Japan to shut the fuck up and to never intefere in their business, as they did when China was weak.
That’s why, Communist China is the BEST CHINA.
Communist China is the China that will become a dominant Superpower.
Communist China is the China that will fly to space and claim the stars.
Communist China is the China that will do away all their foreign tormentors and avenge the souls of every Chinese who have been enslaved by them.
Communist China is the China that will achieve the Glory that will be remembered for the next ten-thousand years to come.
Of course the West, and especially Japan, the nation that once declared the Chinese being subhumans and attempted to subdue them, doesent like this prospect.
That’s why they will continue to ‘support’ Taiwan as the “rightful heir” of Chinese civilization, because a weak China will always suits their needs.
One is the exact same thing as the other.
“God bless [America/China], we shall fight those who stand against the Homeland’s interests”.
I agree with you.
China must rise and kill all those who stand before her.
China must produce one million nukes and take the whole humanity hostage, so that anyone who dares to attack her, risk the survival of the entire human race.
Rather no world at all, than a world without an independent Chinese superpower.
I would rage at your drivel, if this wasnt an based on an actual quote by General David Petraeus on nuclear deterrence:
“I’d rather have no earth, than an earth without America”
well played, anon.
Wow … you’re totally brainwashed.
But i hope some day … you will find your right place on the sun. There’s plenty of space for Billions of people on there.
That painting is at least a thousand times better than anything ever done by any Japanese artist that I know about (I’ve only seen those paintings of waves and the lady fucking an octopus and whatnot, all them kid’s doodles compared to this).
Taiwanese Chinese relationship changed quite a bit from 2008 to 2010.
Taiwan and China signed the ECFA free-trade treaty in 2010.
Taiwanese KMT and Chinese CCP have direct party to party talks.
Taiwanese activists openly support Chinese claim over Diaoyu islands.
Taiwanese Coast-Guard practice joint excercises with their Chinese counterparts.
Now Where is the He Shi Bi Jade Stone?
We can realize a lot through naked girls but everyone feels that trying to understand is too hard.
I noticed that the background landscape behind America is a painting hung on a brick wall. It depicts reality but is not real…..America has her back to a stone wall. (Taiwan became a problem for the USA because Mainland China has made it one. I think Nixon messed up.)
Look at America’s and Taiwan exchange of glances. Looks more like a big sister playing for a little one, then predatory. Especially now in 2010 when there’s an American consumer backlasstarting. h towards Mainland Chinese products building up.
What’s with Genghis? Is that even Genghis or some unknown player at the side lines? The USA military is bogged down in the Middle East.
Russia has to appease China because they share a huge boarder. That’s also a reason that Russia wouldn’t like China to become more powerful.
All’s fair in Love and War and we live in interesting times. 🙂
Very interesting interpretation of the picture. Also China has 2 pieces off the table. The little girl seems to be the winner of the picture she the only one with a knife. HAHA.
What I see is 4.1 girl/country ready to be conquered again and again.
>The 2008 Beijing Mahjong Game
They had a real life strip mahjong game to commemorate the Olympics?
“On the contrary, it is Taiwan, with her traditional attire, who is the real heir to Chinese culture.”
This particular analysis by its Japanese author is rather interesting, because it shows the Japanese people aren’t really against things that are Chinese, they’re just against everything that is the People’s Republic of China, which they see as an usurper and corrupter of Chinese culture, which is supposed to be far nobler that what the PRC is.
OTOH, they see Taiwan (as the Republic of China), and to an extent, Hong Kong, as the true heirs of Chinese culture. Hence the Japanese people’s unreserved friendliness towards tourists from these two places, in contrast to the disdain they show to the arrogant noveau-rich tourists from the PRC.
Aha, and that’s why Japan murdered and raped not the communists but more the KMT led Chinese Nationalists, who are now in Taiwan?
And that’s why Japanese Coast-Guard and military actively intefere in Taiwanese waters?
And that’s why Taiwanese activists hating Japan and supporting China because of this?
Then again, maybe the picture doesn’t mean anything except that the artist likes to paint half-naked girls.
USA is trying to get all the contries to gangrape China so USA can conquer the world. Also that’s why Russia keeps selling weapons to China, They don’t want USA to win the game.
Portrait of Mao in the upper left corner… but why does he have a mustache?
Because he’s ALL MAN.
uh… phoenix…. rebirth?
what about taiwan… look like she have a big knife there…
Don’t know about other countries, but it’s strange to see Russia even near this table, it’s wrong somehow. Sorry, but here, in Russia, no one even gives a duck about Taiwan. It’s out of our current diplomacy interests field (MUCH more interesting to see something like this about Israel&Co, the story where Russia is a truly cheating bitch). Also, weapon trading with China is too complicated question. They buy some examples and then just copy them. Looks more like “techology” trading for the cheating “weapon” price. Nice picture anyway.
Oh hai
I had no idea you were the leader of your country!
P.S. Why wouldn’t Russia be interested in what their neighbors are up to? Especially if that neighbor is China, and China has plans for Taiwan
In Soviet Russia neighbors interested in you.
In Sovjet Russia mahjong strips you.
They’re obviously playing a game of strip mahjong
fap fap!
I agree with everything except the inclusion of Japan. With no military strength Japan is militaristically just an annexation of america, while economically Japan is undoubtedly a powerhouse, when it comes down to force though they’re not even on the map. With China’s ever increasing confidence a US defence contract to expire in 2012 (that will probably be renewed) and global instability as a whole they had better beef up their defences or before they know it china’ll lay claim to the whole country. Some might argue that the US would save them, I’m not saying they’d stand back and do nothing but they’d be looking at it strategically not in the view of saving lives.
The US will not allow anything to happen that will portray them as weak. If China starts to make a move, you bet the US will be right there, countering. And if that means the release of a couple tactical nukes, to guarantee the sovereignty of a nation, and America’s own image, do not doubt the President will make that call.
Kill All CHEATERS! GO TO HELL CHINA!
Japan should be the one with twintails..
The interpretation fails the rules of Hentai.
The less it covers, the higher the armor class!!!
Err, the picture shows China has already won…
She’s got all her tiles displaying up, something you only do when you win…
Good catch!
Who is depicted in that creepy man portrait?
Genghis Khan
Just treat is as 4 gals playing strip mahjong, Japan lose until nothing, one more lost n she will be finger raped
I fapped so hard to this I came a little on my lips.
I am afraid I’ll have to take Taiwan’s side in this one, flat is best and of course Taiwan is BEST CHINA
Wow… I didn’t see anything when I first looked at the picture… I didn’t think I’d find it this interesting.
The girl on her back playing Yatzee is cheating buy pulling hidden pieces out of between her legs with her toes, when they aren’t looking at her foot.
I see London, I see France…no wait.. Japans nekkid, hell yeah.
Japan is weakest? Hinomoto Oniko anyone? ICBM is nothing in front of MOE-ism! You can’t win anyone’s respect from show of power.
Just… GTFO you…
Geez you rly can’t take a joke, can you? Easy pal… That’s just a joke up there…lol
lol, I know, it probably would have been funnier if I hadn’t capitalized it.
A very interesting interpretation.
Of course what the US should do is trade Taiwan to China in exchange for all those US Treasury bonds that China owns. Or rather, the US takes the bonds and sails away from Taiwan, leaving it to whatever China wishes to do.
Yes, this would be a low-down, dirty, treacherous thing to do. So what?
No need, China’s on an imminent collision course, there’s no reason for the US to even respect them at this point.
All I see is China cheating and is still doing it.
NICE ART. Chinese Government are really TOO MUCH SENSITIVE in everything even the smallest detail. Just Enjoy the Naked Young Girl!
one thing is wrong in this picture. theres more beautiful girls in taiwan than china and japan put together. so why is such an ugly loli depicting taiwan?
because the artist is of chinese descent? idk maybe to focus the viewer on the four “main characters”?
deep i think i just blew my mind.
The thing with interpretations is you can make anything seem to make sense if you tried hard enough, and more importantly, it’s what people want to hear
Allow me to describe east asian politics by using The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya instead…
Haruhi is China – she’s nucking futs, you have no idea what she’ll do. The rest of the SOS members have to be careful with her, cuz she’s like a bomb that can blow up any minute
Kyon is Sankaku, 2ch, and the Internet weaboo population. They make all the smartass remarks and complain about China/Haruhi. But just like Kyon’s remarks, the Internet doesn’t stop Haruhi. In fact, Haruhi/China’s been known to just not listen (Great Firewall of China)
Mikuru is Japan – she’s often abused by China/Haruhi, cuz she’s so weak. Kyon (that’s Sankaku) feels sorry for her, cuz she’s got the moe boobs and cosplay
Nagato is the US – she’s quite powerful, but she’s more observing than intervening directly
Koizumi is Taiwan – he really should be part of it all but all the attention is usually directed at the 3 girls
So… Kyon is Russia then?
Dude, make an account you seem interesting to talk to. (not that I could be sure it was you once you did)
you have to say it to the author~ I’m not the one who drew it~ but I’m pretty sure what he will say will be “what do you see?” “it’s that then” ~~
the goal of an artist~ is to make an artwork that has many possiblity~~~ which means~ different people~ will see it in different angle~ by the way
~ the same applies for photography ~ well, I don’t know about ceramic and others~~~ I only know that photography and painting are aiming for that~
the concept is way more important nowaday (art contemporain)~~the quality ~ is secondary~ well that’s what I have learned~in school
well, you can say it like that~ if you want~
but there are some important factors you have to consider
in interpretation~ such as ~ “signifiant” and “signifier”
sorry~ it’s french~ because I went to a french school (Fine Arts)
signifiant=meaning and signifier=mean ~~~
it has different meaning for different culture
for example: red(signifiant) for westerner mean blood/death/danger, etc(signifier)
but from the viewpoint of eastern people~~ red means celebration/marriage/wishful,etc(signifier)
for eastern people~ the “no colour” black and white(signifiant) mean death/negative matter (signifier)
what I want to say ~ is ~ that the proper way of interpretation can’t be done like that
well, you can say it like that~ if you want~
but there are some important factors you have to consider
in interpretation~ such as ~ “signifiant” and “signifier”
sorry~ it’s french~ because I went to a french school (Fine Arts)
signifiant=meaning and signifier=mean ~~~
it has different meaning for different culture
for example: red(signifiant) for westerner mean blood/death/danger, etc(signifier)
but from the viewpoint of eastern people~~ red means celebration/marriage/wishful,etc(signifier)
for eastern people~ the “no colour” black and white(signifiant) mean death/negative matter (signifier)
what I want to say ~ is ~ that the proper way of interpretation can’t be done like that
it’s way more complicated
What specifically is a contradiction?
That’s brilliant!
Indeed.
I’m entirely happy with this interpretation, as it puts me firmly inside Nagato.
Pfft, China just wants to show that they’re the strongest in the picture. They say Japan is weakest because they don’t wear anything? How do you know when it’s only the upper half of body shown? So many things can be hidden below the table. And the expression, who to say it’s not Japan’s poker face? She’s blind to the global aspect? But she’s not deaf, knowledge isn’t gained from what you see only. There are still many other things you can interpret from the picture if you want.
Then again, i’d rather see it as a pic of a bunch of naked girls. *fapfapfapfap*
Here is my interpretation of it.
So your telling me that Russia,America,and China are lesbian lovers while Japan sits there and watches those country’s having sex?
“She girl wearing a traditional article of Chinese lingerie with her hand in a fruit bowl represents Taiwan”
Fruit bowl represents the gay community of those nations including Taiwan who hold’s the bowl represent hidden repressed sexual feelings.
your observation is not half bad~
I have something to add ~
there’s a canvas behind the “America” and “Japan”
and it’s obviously a portrayal of a “chinese”
that means ~ “Chinese” has back up (spies) in other word, he’s cheating, as we all know spies are everywhere ~of course, America , Japan, Russia, etc have spies too~ but I guess the reason why the author adds the portrayal of a “chinese” there is to give us the hint that he got more thrump cards than any other players~~~ I’m not ending here~~~ if you go deeper into the analysis, you can see that the house is open (check the right) it’s near to the river, it seems to me an eastern river~~~ that means ~ Russia and America are guests, it’s the home of Taiwan, Japan and China~~adding the fact that they’re playing Mahjong which is the game created by “chinese”~ China is surely the host here, if you consider the casino way’s of thinking ~~~ “host always win”~~that mean China is winning~~ that also mean ~ China wouldn’t bother to finish Japan and Taiwan first~~ because they’re in the same “Home” they’re close to each other~ so China is aiming for Russia first (she’s closer to the river in the picture)
as for the colour analysis, the author doesn’t seem to put much meaning in it ~ all I can say is that ~ there are a lot of primary colour (red, blue, yellow) + “no colour” (white and black)~~ The way I would interpret it ~~~ will be~~~~ pure simplicity (primary colour)are disturbed by the environnement (white and black) ~the author seems to have the same viewpoint with Skinner ~I mean the philosophy similar to Skinner (there’s no freedom, the environnement make us a puppet)~~ so you can say that they don’t have any choice~ the “fight” is unavoidable~~ and it’s no one’s fault ~
well said yin so basically it is a “fight” of which no one is to blame but at the same time invites “guests” or in this case “foreign” players to the field? interesting indeed
You tell us China is aiming for Russia, but Russia is sleeping and China still could not beat her. Shows how weak China really is. ^_^
You can´t beat your big brother/”sister” so easily.
How is a tattoo more facetious than clothing?
Considering the above interpretation being years old(read it on a Yahoo Taiwan news site back then), can it still be considered news?
Political conflict is rarely about the news, but bringing up age old hatreds and feuds of the past
In before pearl harbor, rape of nanking, dropping of nukes, the communists’ victory over the KMT, and Raptor Jesus
Yes, it can! ^_^
0_o
Holy mother of god… This is one scary piece of art…
Damn that is a really interesting interpretation. Gives the picture a lot more meaning, and seems to reflect the situation.
so…, someone drew a picture of the 2008 (I repeat, 2008) Beijing Mahjong game, and china is interpreting it in a way that applies to the situation right now, in 2010?
all of a sudden, I wonder if the smile on Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa means he saw it all coming…
and what about Picasso? how can we fit him into all of this?
Perhaps you’d like to enlighten us of how the Taiwan situation has drastically changed from 2008 (or even 2005)?
All I really notice is the “taiwan” girl looks like she’s 12.
So is that the average age over there? If so I have to go immediately.
i see 4 whore playing strip majhong
and a cutie holding fruits.
analysis of the analysis:
china is playing the “keikaku doori” thing while trying to say “i can be EVEN bitchier than i already am,don’t mess with me! oh and i hate japan,LOL weakling!”
japan “how can i win without making everyone angry….gah!i lost!?”
america: “i’m so strong it hurts….”
russia :” *snoring*…….
taiwan: “can i stab those bitches?no? damn….”
i wonder if “china” is waiting to play it’s “rising sun” technique?
The Chinese artist Liu Yi is really talented. First for his painting of this picture. Second the meaning in the figures and images used. Alot of thought and planning was put into this creation. I wonder what he really thinks of the situation of the 5 countries involved. I wonder who the man in the picture on the wall is?
Well great find Artefact!!!
I second that emotion.
Isn’t this just strip mahhong at a club where the 4 girls just ordered a fruit basket and the waitress came and brought one?
I find that interpretation highly intriguing and persuasive. Not a shabby artist at all.
what does the creepy old guy in the picture frame represent?
Kim-Il Jong, who’s probably fapping to the girls atm.
“Big Brother” (is watching you)?
But it does look like Chairman Mao with a moustache..
The viewer.
china? what else could it be?
WTF’s the point, they are naked but still covered up the important bits. How am I supposed to fap to this?
moqadmodar didn’t have any problem though.
It’s easy. Seems you lack dedication.
And neither do I. *fapfapfapfap*
I love this type of art,remember me some pictures of Rinascimento.
BTW, this situation is really dark and unsettled…
strip mahjong for taiwan? i want in!
And in the end Taiwan kills you with her knife.
All I see are titties…I mean, naked girls playing a stripping game of some kind.
It’s like Hetalia with girls.
Wow, you can learn so much with this artwork… or not.
what does the tramp stamp on china represent?
very curious.
She is the cheating whore of the world.
“Cheating bitch”? China admitted they are using concealed tiles. ^_^
Over-analyzing is fun, but maybe someone should just ask the artist.
As if the artist know what he has painted.
Leave it for the critics.
He’d probably tell us it’s a chinese whorehouse and the girls are playing to pass the time waiting for customers or some other completely non political nonsense.
Well….my brain fried from the bit of….education? It is an interesting perspective, to say the least. But meh, why think about things too deep when there are ta-ta’s a-danglin’.
free child po..*reads rext* oh 🙁
damn you blue balling me
One image,long story.
they do say pictures are worth a thousand words…
So Russia is a relaxed girl of loose morals lying around almost naked with closed eyes waiting for someone to do her? Cool.
@MaidNiac: nope. In Soviet Russia politics fap to you.
… Somehow this doesn’t sound right.
Woah, finally the “In Soviet Russia” law didn’t work this time :3
‘Aren´t Russian girls like that?
“hey Russia i’ll do ya!”
Just add vodka.
Does it still count when all thousand words are synonyms for breasts?
And that’s when cultured fappers were born…
Great, now I can fap to international politics. Feels so high-minded now.
…and what of the portrait hanging above “Japan”? does it not represent something too? as in the rest of the world watches from afar?
That pic above Japan shows Genghis Khan, founder of the Mongol Empire, who conquered large parts of China. It’s a symbol that Japan will defeat China.
Interpreting pics is fun. lulz.
I would think this rather means that there is a rich historical precedent of Chinese imperialism and regional domination, and that shadow looms over this game, pushing China toward a new regional domination, so that it can please its ancestors and reconcile itself with its own domineering history.
The portrait means China is playing to win by any means necessary. That is what looms over the game. The other players need to learn their Chinese history or they are doomed.
nice interpretation there schrobby ^.^ you’re really confident of Japan winning this thing
Quality vs Quantity = Quality Wins…? Well, whatever, Japan is loosing in both quality and quantity anyway. I haven’t talked about how Japan relies on USA only. Japan doesn’t even have nuclear weapon. Nah, don’t even talk about nuclear weapon; Japanese government doesn’t even have the ball the fight China in Senkaku matters. Scream all you want, the fact is too clear to the world: Japan with no USA support is….well nothing. Sad but it is true. Good thing their anime and manga is free though…
So it´s Kill your money lender and you´re free. I’ve never seen it from this side.
All the more reason to attack so they can get rid of those debts.
@unsung The US? Aren´t they indebted in China?
They aren’t involved in any of the major diplomacy relating to Taiwan.
Korea is not that influential in Taiwan-China issue. They only come in when it is about ‘Japan bashing’
well if anything happens i know the U.S. would step it to intervene (if not Russia)
has anyone noticed how Korea was literally “left out” of the portrait? which is odd considering how they’re located right in the “thick of it” if you will
With the right weapons it’s possible.
depends schrobby
one elite cannot win against 2000 screaming peasants can they?
But in WWII it was quantity over quality.
China has quantity, Japan has quality. It might take a while, but in the end quality always wins.
Genghis Khan was just a really pro leader. And during that time China was fighting a internal conflict. Its like having japan attack America during the civil war. The thing is Genghis Khan had the numbers to win, japan right now doesn’t.
Some of these points are just way too contrived.
“One of her tiles is “East,” representing the DF-31 “East Wind” long range missile (ICBM).”
Really?
The East tiles represent Eastern Wind though….
It’s really not that much of a stretch, and the fact she has an open hand with a East Pon can’t possibly just be a coincidence, anyhow.
US have more ICBMs
Well since she probably has a pon of the east winds, they would be pointing at one of the player she took it form. if she took it form america, the middle tile would be in side ways,but it is not. so it indicates that it can be pointed AT the US or to everyone for there is no indication of who. Or they’re playing something other than japanese mahjong….
Since the artist was Chinese, I presume they are playing with a Chinese ruleset.
I was surprised by the sensibility of the interpretations offered. That one was one of the weakest, though.
I liked the Chinese being like the West with the skin deep culture. Notice she also has the tramp stamp.
Maybe Russia wants some hot yuri action with USA. We want it, too. :3
Schrobby, it also seems like Russia is either playfully kicking USA’s thigh or just plain resting her foot on it.Can’t help but notice that Russia is lazy or bored in the game.
Like Schrobby said: sometimes a mahjong tile is just a mahjong tile…
Russia is sleeping and still did not loose all clothes. I guess the others just suck at mahjong.
How about America?
There is no way to win against cheater without cheat. And in the picture, America is fully clothed(never lose) against the cheater. So you can see who is the biggest cheater.
I also noticed China’s underhanded cheating tactics.
lol you wouldn’t expect the america, russia, japan to cheat when they have the chance?
In war, the cheaters wins(well have higher chance), cause war is all about winning, sure there is different ways to win a war, but winning is highest priority.
Well, isn’t it possible that the artist offered those explanations, including the tile=missile thing.
In mahjong, calling the east winds usually informs the other players that your hand is progressing.
Under the right circumstances, it can allow you to form close to yakuman level hands if the player is competent enough.
Even if the player is not that skilled, it is still a pretty big advantage in most cases.
Who cares about ICMB if Taiwan has such a nice DFC?
Just press the red button!
Oh, you should care. ICBMs being vehicles for nuclear warheads will kill your beloved ‘DFCs’.
fap fap fap fap
*draws a similar picture of naked girls*
Let me analize it: The girl on the right, positioned in doggy-style, is China. The girl on the left, inserting a huge strapon dildo in the right’s girl ass is Japan. And that silhoutte of Pedobear reflected in the window represents the whole world (except for china) fapping on chinese misery.
That’s a really excellent painting. The whole message in it is awesome.
I’m so tempted to print it out as my room’s decoration. X3
As Dr. Bean once said, ‘I sit and look at the paintings.’
Hmmm… the artist could have drawn the girls clothed and still achieved the same relative effect, but… he didn’t…..
I like this guy’s style 🙂
To quote Namiko from Geijutsuka, the artist was just using “art” as an excuse to draw nakky girls :3
Gay Test: If the first thing you do when you see this pic is talking/thinking about the subliminal political message, I have bad news for you..
GUILTYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!
ohhhhhhh yeeeeaaaaaah….
When naked girls meet art and international affairs it’s an special fap you’re conducting sir, litle are there cases when such combine as good as this one.
Bukkake them all and cause an international incident. ^_^
And that’s why we fap without care. ^_^
But your country gains a Nobel Prize instead.
don’t or your country wont win Miss World
And in steps Kim Jong Il…
But countries does not matter… We are on the internet.
Life action Saki? Fuck yeah! ^_^
Damn. That’s some deep thinking. All I was thinking was how cute “taiwan” over there seemed.
“China also keeps some of her tiles hidden behind her, ready for any change in the game”
A more accurate description would be
“China will happily lie and cheat in order to win”
I thought she looked like the 3DPD of the picture.
Life action Mudazumo Naki Kaikaku without politicians? Fuck yeah! ^_^
corrected
I don’t think the tiles in the table matter. Most combinations of tiles could be matched with one or another aspect of Chinese/Russian politics.
However, the faces of the depicted girls do match the description, as well as the haircut (in case of the Chinese girl), and even the fact that Taiwan is the youngest nation in the group.
The interesting thing about this is that, being written by a Chinese, it can’t help but brag about their country and defame Japan.
The East tiles represent Eastern Wind though….
It’s really not that much of a stretch, and the fact she has an open hand with a East Pon can’t possibly just be a coincidence, anyhow.
Even if the interpretation were wrong, there’s no doubt the choice of tile has some significance, especially if you’re going to go with a National Relations angle of interpretation.
@Anon 9:37
Agreed; that was a bit of a stretch…
My thoughts are easily guessed through loli drawings.
They should ask the creator instead of guessing what he tried to express. After all he’s still alive, isnt he?
Or is this some sort of guessing game? I draw a picture and you have to guess what my thoughts were while drawing. ^^
I like the description about China. Ohoho.
scrutinizing with too many liberties. and it was too specific.
‘One of her tiles is “East,” representing the DF-31 “East Wind” long range missile.’
/facepalm.
let me also analyze this art piece…..in private.
So either, you’re saying everyone should gang up against china for playing dirty, or you might have gotten the countries wrong, because china does not have any tricks up their sleeve. USA seems to have sleeves tho’, perhaps there’s something hidden!? :O
In any case, is it OK if I fap to this?
I bet the Japanese girl was thinking, ‘Keikaku doori!’
(Just as planned)
The artwork shown above depicting 5 girls spending their time (playing scrabble, chatting, and eating some fruits) while waiting their master (me) to come home and fuck them…
gay test:anyone notice the creepy picture of a guy in the back?
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fap fap fap
What kind of ignorant fool thinks America wants to “strike” at Taiwan? The US Doesn’t want the island, it wants the island to be free and prosperous like it wants the whole world to be.
CHINA wants to strike at Taiwan, it wants to control it and pretty much everything else nearby.
Crazy pedophile asians.
can’t helped it, most of us are younger then we supposed to be..
Reported for cp
Well the retards had start posting at some point. WTG anon.