Japanese Wooden Abacus Soroban Math Calculating Tool Vtg 1/4 Beads 27 Rows ST66 furniture hardware Japanese Traditional Folding Fan Design

Japanese Traditional Folding Fan Design

Antique Japanese Ceramic Large Plate

It is modeled after a traditional high-roofed house in Hida Takayama

Sticker on the board: Gyu

Packed Weight: 1200 grams

Japanese Wooden Abacus Soroban Math Calculating Tool Vtg 1/4 Beads 27 Rows ST66 furniture hardware Japanese Traditional Folding Fan DesignJapanese Soroban Abacus Calculator Tool This is a vintage Japanese abacus, or soroban. It is a mathematics calculating tool and is considered the first calculator in Japan. The Japanese abacus is different from the parent Chinese version. It has a top section of single beads and a bottom of stacked beads, usually five. At the very center is one unmarked stack used for decimal places for more complicated calculations. Many primary schools all over