Divining Splint
17798.48
From: Japan | Philadelphia
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Object Number | 17798.48 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Japanese |
| Provenience | Japan | Philadelphia |
| Period | Edo Period (uncertain) | Meiji (uncertain) |
| Date Made | 1894 |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Wood |
| Description | One of fifty divining splints. Tcichaku. Used in ancient Chinese system of fortune telling and practiced in Japan under name of Yaki. Made in Museum by Mr. Matsuo. |
| Length | 35.7 cm |
| Credit Line | Commissioned by The University Museum, 1894 |
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