Compass and sundial painted with Chinese characters

Made:
1880-1920 in China
Compass and sundial, two hinged wooden blocks

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Compass and sundial, two hinged wooden blocks
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Compass and sundial, two hinged wooden blocks, compass needle set into one, covered with glass windows, painted with Chinese characters, Chinese, 1880-1920

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A192813
Materials:
complete, wood, glass and metal
Measurements:
overall: 64 mm x 45 mm x 19 mm,
type:
geomantic compass
credit:
Tunbridge Wells Municipal Museum