Native Name | Soroban |
Object Number | 2010-11-29 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Japanese |
Provenience | Japan |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Wood | Metal | Lacquer |
Inscription Language | Japanese Language |
Description | Abacus in large wooden frame. Flared wooden beads on 21 metal rods. Black lacquered backing board. 4 corners have metal panels engraved with floral motif. White nylon rope attached to two metal hooks at top. Two rectangular wooden spacers glued to bottom. Inscription stamped in Japanese characters. |
Credit Line | Gift of the Philadelphia Commercial Museum (also known as the Philadelphia Civic Center Museum), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2010 |
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