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Chinese Compass
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Chinese compass consisting of a bowl, painted white on the inside and covered with glass, containing a dry compass needle. Chinese compasses are subdivided into 24 wind directions. The wind directions are represented in white characters, north and south in red, east and west in yellow. North-south is also represented by a metal wire. On the inside of the lid is a stamp with the name of the maker Pae Sze Co. from Chefoo, present-day Yantai.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineChinese Compass. 1850 - 1899. Pae Sze Co.. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
