Large lacquer luopan (fengshui / geomantic compass), 1946
Item
Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/NRI2/8/3/4/5
Scope and Contents
The maker’s mark on the base reads: 寧契君泰維記造.
Bought by Joseph Needham in Shanghai in 1946. An image of the compass is reproduced in SCC Vol. 4 Part 1, fig. 338.
Dates
- Creation: 1946
Extent
1 object(s) : Wood.
Dimensions
20 x 20 x 1 cm
Repository Details
Part of the Needham Research Institute Repository
Contact:
Needham Research Institute
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Cambridge CB3 9AF United Kingdom
+441223 762157
Library@nri.cam.ac.uk
Needham Research Institute
8 Sylvester Road
Cambridge CB3 9AF United Kingdom
+441223 762157
Library@nri.cam.ac.uk