Copy of Chinese scene with low relief

Made:: 1965 in South Kensington

maker:: Science Museum

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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".

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Category:: Time Measurement

Object Number:: 1965-6

Materials:: copper (alloy), metal (unknown), plastic (unidentified)

type:: copy

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information forms
visual and verbal communication
sculpture
relief

credit:: Science Museum

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