Japanese Wooden Abacus Soroban Math Calculating Tool Vtg 1/4 Beads 23 Rows ST73 Arare Pattern Vtg Japanese Plaster Statue Kimono

Vtg Japanese Plaster Statue Kimono Girl

5 cm wide × 7 cm long (pendant only approx

It's decorated with an illustration of two gold hares (usagi)

Utamaro: Infrequent love

Japanese Wooden Abacus Soroban Math Calculating Tool Vtg 1/4 Beads 23 Rows ST73 Arare Pattern Vtg Japanese Plaster Statue KimonoJapanese 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 center is one unmarked stack used for decimal places for more complicated calculations. Many primary schools all over Japan