I've seen this image a lot, but can't find anything, anywhere, about provenance or dating.https://twitter.com/PandianAMS/status/831186817072431104 …
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Yes! But still doesn't mention actual date (Qing dynasty goes into 20th c.) or where this object comes from...
I've now found an earlier version of pic here, fwiw! (2006): http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2006-07/20/content_645797_4.htm … Suggests from Huizhou... >
And this page from 2005 has different pic, indicates is found in Huizhou abacus museum, made there? http://www.cctv.com/program/travelogue/20050126/101592_3.shtml …pic.twitter.com/mfJ4Z1CxK7
(Nothing further on date, I fear, however)
Truly fascinating to see how far and fast an uncontextualised image can travel...
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