Japanese Wooden Abacus Soroban Math Calculating Tool Vtg 1/5 Beads 15 Rows ST69 Ceramic Design of piled pine trees

Design of piled pine trees family crest and Kanji letter meaning joy

Dreams don't come true yet

5 cm wide  x 2

this parasol is covered with tan and red colored paper in a spiral

which looks like dots seen from a distance

Japanese Wooden Abacus Soroban Math Calculating Tool Vtg 1/5 Beads 15 Rows ST69 Ceramic Design of piled pine treesJapanese Soroban Abacus Calculator Tool This is a vintage Japanese abacus or soroban. It is a mathematical calculating tool and is considered the first calculator in Japan. The Japanese abacus is different from the original Chinese version. It has a top section of single beads and a bottom of stacked beads, usually five. At the center is one unmarked stack used for decimal places for more complicated calculations. Many primary schools all over Japan