Geomantic compass

Marks or LabelsUnderneath compass, handwritten in Chinese character : 粵東省城西湖市書機構甘湖石製 [Manufactured by Ganhu Stone, a book organization in Xihu City, East Guangdong Province]

Period 18e siècle ?

Medium / Technique Wood; paper; metal: brass; glass

DimensionsCompass: 1.4 × 9 cm (height x diameter) Box: 2.5 × 10.3 × 10.3 cm (height x width x depth)

ClassificationTools & Equipment for Science & Technology - Surveying & Navigational T&E - Navigational Equipment

Origin Xihu, Guangdong, China

Object Number1997.21 abc

DivisionMaterial Culture - Objects of Science and Technology

CollectionStewart

Status

Not on view

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