This image is released under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Licence
Buy this image as a print
BuyLicense this image for commercial use at Science and Society Picture Library
LicenseCopper copy of a Chinese scene, low relief, silhouette
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Copper copy of a Chinese scene, low relief, silhouette, Science Museum, South Kensington, London, England, 1965. It depicts a tree and a crane, it is linked with the Chinese water-clock because Su Sung (a Chinese engineer of water clocks) described the release chain of the water-balance escapement as " the crane-bird's knee".
Details
- Category:
- Time Measurement
- Object Number:
- 1965-6
- Materials:
- metal (unknown), copper (alloy) and plastic (unidentified)
- Measurements:
-
overall: 530 mm x 430 mm x 40 mm,
- type:
- bas-relief and copy
- credit:
- Science Museum
