Antique Japanese Meiji Era (1868-1912) Hakari Tenbin Balance Scale Weight 5lbs Text This is a 90 bead

This is a 90 bead calculation abacus called a Soroban

5" (146cm)

This measures 14" wide by 18

Daruma lends you his determination for the length of the task

When a Chashaku is of fine workmanship then it is signed by the craftsmen on the presentation box or storage tube

Antique Japanese Meiji Era (1868-1912) Hakari Tenbin Balance Scale Weight 5lbs Text This is a 90 beadThis is an antique Japanese balance scale (hakari) weight dating to the late Meiji Era (1868 1912). It has Japanese writing on one side and a shop logo on the other. It is bell shaped with a lanyard ring at the top to adjust up and down a pole scale. Seen in the last picture is a bar or pole scale (not included) similar to the one which would have originally been used a similar weight. Stamped in copper inlay is the official indication that this is a