Antique Japanese Meiji Era (1868-1912) Hakari Tenbin Balance 10lbs Weight 5.5" Chadansu pink and black

pink and black

Frame 47"H x 36

Length = 7” (18cm)

This is a perfect example of Meiji era Japanese cloisonné

Markings - Signed Ryuko (龍虎 - Dragon & Tiger) and Sentosai (仙刀斉)

Antique Japanese Meiji Era (1868-1912) Hakari Tenbin Balance 10lbs Weight 5.5" Chadansu pink and blackThis is an antique Japanese balance scale (hakari) weight dating to the late Edo Era (c1800 1860). It has Japanese writing on one side and a shop logo on the other. It is bell shaped with a lanyard ring at the top to adjust up and down a pole scale. Stamped in copper alloy inlay is the official indication that this is a precise measure "" Markings "" (Shimotsuke pre Meiji Province now known as Tochigi ken) and The Manji (Buddha's Footprint In Buddhist