Compass
Collection ID:
E053
Collection:
Ethnography
Divination compass (Ch.fengshui luopan), China, 19thcentury.
Geomancer's compass (Ch.luopan), China, 19th century. The text on the back of the compass reads: ‘Made by Fang Xiushui of Xiu yi in Xin’an’ (Xin’an xiu yi fang xiushui zao 新安休邑方秀水造). Xiu yi (Xiu County) in Xin’an (Huizhou Prefecture in Anhui Province) was a centre for compass manufacturing.
Compass for fortune telling. Fung shui.
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