Japanese abacus, c 1900.
- Made:
- circa 1900 in Japan
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Japanese soroban with 13 columns, each column with 5 lower and one upper bead, in box, B4366, A18809
Japanese soroban or abacus with 13 columns, each with 5 beads below the bar and one above.This represents an intermediate form between the original Chinese abacus and the modern Japanese type. This arrangement was common from the late 19th century until the 1930s.
Details
- Category:
- Mathematics
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- 1989-658
- type:
- abaci (japanese)
- credit:
- On loan from the Wellcome Trust
