Collection of Patrick J O'Rourke - Asian & World Coin
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Lot 5717 Session 20 (7.30pm Friday 25 November) Collection of Patrick J O'Rourke - Asian & World Coins
Estimate $100
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CHINA, Qing dynasty, Chinese made abacus, as type known as a suan pan (with two beads over five), these examples have 13 and 15 columns for calculation, larger one has a small plate in Chinese on edge. Very fine. (2)
The abacus is also called a counting frame, is a calculating tool and perhaps the oldest continuously used calculating tool aside from fingers, the abacus is a masterpiece of power and simplicity. Abacuses were widely used in Asia and Europe for centuries, and remain common today.
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