Kompass für Geomantie von Wang Yangxi in der Präfektur Xin'an/ Huizhou in der Provinz Anhui, Kreis Xiuning (新安 休邑 汪仰溪)

Artists/Producer

Name	Role
Anton Exner (1882—1952)	formerly owned by

Inventory number

U 2503

Classification

1. clock and watch collection
2. clocks, varia

Date

• 1701–1800

Material

• glass
• metal
• wood

Dimensions

• Objektmaß 3×19×19 cm

Inscription

• 新安 休邑 汪仰溪
  (Xin’an xiuyi Wang Yangxi), that is “Wang Yangxi from Xin’an prefecture [another term for Huizhou in Anhui province], Xiu[ning] County.”

Themes

• Science and Technology
• Handcrafts and Design

Subjects

• clock
• numerals
• letters, alphabet, script
• sun as celestial body

Iconclass Codes

• 23U24
• 49D11
• 49L1
• 24A

External Links

• GND: Anton Exner

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