Compass with painted Chinese characters on both sides

Made:
1800-1930 in China
Wooden compass with painted Chinese characters on both sides

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Wooden compass with painted Chinese characters on both sides
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Wooden compass with painted Chinese characters on both sides, Chinese, 1800-1930

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A102351
Materials:
complete, wood, metal and glass
Measurements:
overall: 18 mm, 77 mm,
type:
compass (direction indicator)
credit:
Glendining