An elegant late Edo / 19thC Japanese Shaku-dokei Pillar Clock, H 70 - W 8,3 cm
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An elegant late Edo / 19thC Japanese Shaku-dokei Pillar Clock, H 70 - W 8,3 cm
With a Makassar wooden case. The wooden dial - the pillar - has eleven movable engraved brass toki set within a subdivision of ten other brass elements. The movement is situated in a wooden case with glass on the front, left, and right sides so the movement is entirely visible. The wooden dial can be removed by unlocking two brass turnbuckles to wind the clock. The winding key is stored in a small drawer at the bottom of the pillar. The time is indicated by an open-worked brass pointer which slides down the case trunk. These clocks were a uniquely Japanese invention that told time on a linear scale as the weight descended. Throughout the Tokugawa period, many versions of this type of clock were made.
See for more information on those clock types: https://wadokei.org/wadokei-types/shaku-dokei/
With a Makassar wooden case. The wooden dial - the pillar - has eleven movable engraved brass toki set within a subdivision of ten other brass elements. The movement is situated in a wooden case with glass on the front, left, and right sides so the movement is entirely visible. The wooden dial can be removed by unlocking two brass turnbuckles to wind the clock. The winding key is stored in a small drawer at the bottom of the pillar. The time is indicated by an open-worked brass pointer which slides down the case trunk. These clocks were a uniquely Japanese invention that told time on a linear scale as the weight descended. Throughout the Tokugawa period, many versions of this type of clock were made.
See for more information on those clock types: https://wadokei.org/wadokei-types/shaku-dokei/
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An elegant late Edo / 19thC Japanese Shaku-dokei Pillar Clock, H 70 - W 8,3 cm
Estimate €8,000 - €12,000
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