Antique Japanese Meiji Era (1868-1912) Hakari Tenbin Balance 5.2oz 1.5" Musical Instrument and still has some dried

and still has some dried ink in the end of the bristles

5" (115cm)

This bell measures 2

It is 19" long by about 1

their steep roofs rendered in crisp etched line while a persimmon branch arcs into the pale sky

Antique Japanese Meiji Era (1868-1912) Hakari Tenbin Balance 5.2oz 1.5" Musical Instrument and still has some driedThis is an antique Japanese balance scale (hakari) weight dating to the Meiji Era (1868 1912). 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. Height = 1. 5" (5cm) Diameter = 1. 5" (4cm) Weight = 5. 2 oz With exception to some blemishes and oxidation it has a nice aged patina, it remains in very good functional condition.