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Scaphe Dial and Compass, by Kang Yun, Korea, 1870

Inventory Number 47409


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.47409

Subject
Sundials
Item type
Object
Makers
Kang Yun
Primary inscriptions
Inscribed, 'When the Emperor had ruled for seven years, in the last ten days of the second month of winter, your servant Kang Yun offered it to your Majesty for criticism as made by himself'
Physical material
Ivory and brass.
Object type
Scaphe dial
Dimensions
Height: 64mm Width: 36mm Depth: 74mm Weight: 0.087kg
Inventory No
47409
Accession Number
1924-0/part

Description

Published in Minh Chung, Korean Treasures: Rare Books, Manuscripts and Artefacts in the Bodleian Libraries and Museums of Oxford University (Oxford, 2011).