Set of inscribed Chinese weights

Made:
1801-1900 in China
Set of 6 cast brass Chinese weights, picked out in red

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Set of 6 cast brass Chinese weights, picked out in red
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Set of 6 cast brass Chinese weights, picked out in red, weights fit one inside the other, all have Chinese characters on each face, Chinese, probably 1801-1900

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A21187
Materials:
complete and brass
Measurements:
including seal: 37 mm
side of outer cube: 34 mm
side of smaller cube: 16 mm
type:
weights
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)