Wooden Bead Decimal Soroban 18" Abacus Chinese There are at least four

There are at least four tagane ato around the nakago indicating it was most certainly affixed to a sword and thus likely used for more than just show

The method of construction as well as the bronze work on this chest help date it to the mid to late 19th century

Decorated in a popular motif from the Qing period

The tanuki is a native animal to Japan resembling in some ways a raccoon and often called a "raccoon-dog"

Wooden Bead Decimal Soroban 18" Abacus Chinese There are at least fourThis is an antique Japanese 126 bead Abacus known as a soroban. It features a lovely dark wood frame, strong jointed frame and a bone inlayed crossbar painted in calligraphy. This abacus has 5 earth beads and one heaven bead per rod which denotes it as a later style placing it in the late Meiji early Taisho era. After standardization.