Artifact Details

Title

Soroban (transitional)

Catalog Number

B26.79

Type

Physical object

Description

21-digit abacus of Korean form with 1 bead in heaven and 5 beads in earth. This type was used in Japan from the mid-1800s until the 1930 redesign that reduced the number of beads in earth from 5 to 4.

Date

ca. 1900

Manufacturer

Soroban

Dimensions

3 3/4 x 151/2 x 3/4 in

Category

Pre-computer/abacus / soroban

Subject

Abacus; Suan pan; Mechanical calculation; Hand calculation; Asia

Collection Title

Gwen Bell artifact and book collection

Series Title

Pre-computing artifacts

Credit

Gift of Gwen and C. Gordon Bell

Lot Number

X6288.2012
 

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