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Writing Case with Abacus, Japanese, 19th Century

Inventory Number 46025


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.46025

Item type
Object
Provenance
purchased
Object type
Abacus
Inventory No
46025
Accession Number
1970-70

Description

Two pallets, red and black ink sticks, two brushes, rectangular water can and 13-rod abacus (soroban), contained in a wooden box. The lid is double-hinged to fold underneath the case.