Adler AIS | Details

Object number

A-10
Classification

Time Finding
Object name

Sundial
Title

Sundial: Chinese Universal Equatorial
Creator

Unidentified
Description

Chinese characters. Equatorial hour scale with double-hours divided into 8ths; engraved on a movable pierced brass resembling a ship's vessel. Disk mounted on a pair of metal arcs that slide within the slot a of a cup.
Date

19th century
Material

gilt brass, wood
Place Of Prod.

[Japan]

Dimensions

Frame