Japanese Wooden Abacus Soroban Math Calculating Tool Vtg 1/5 Beads 17 Rows ST58 Kiseto Ware Used for at the tea

Used for at the tea ceremony

5 cm long x 58 cm wide (ends) x 52

Cracks on bottom (does not affect integrity)

Vtg Norweigian Wooden Figurine Handmade Ornament

Small discoloration and tears

Japanese Wooden Abacus Soroban Math Calculating Tool Vtg 1/5 Beads 17 Rows ST58 Kiseto Ware Used for at the teaJapanese Soroban Abacus Calculator Tool This is a vintage Japanese abacus, or soroban. It is a mathematics calculating tool and is considered the first calculator in Japan. The Japanese abacus is different from the parent Chinese version. It has a top section of single beads and a bottom of stacked beads, usually five. At the very center is one unmarked stack used for decimal places for more complicated calculations. Many primary schools all over