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Title
Instrument: compass
Description
One circular yellow-brown varnished wooden geomantic compass or luopan. Obverse presents minute radial divisions containing Chinese characters in black and red pigment surrounding central compass needle inset under glass. Reverse presents a grid containing Chinese characters in black pigment.
Provenance
Gifted by Alley to Canterbury Museum in 1937.
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Physical Dimensions
147mm (dia)
Museum Ac. No.
C1957.406
Usage Rights
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Collection
Citation
“Instrument: compass,” China, Art and Cultural Diplomacy, accessed November 23, 2024, http://rewialleyart.nz/items/show/499.