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Hearst Museum object titled Balance, accession number 9-13632a-c, described as Balance; a) beam, wood, brass inlaid markings, 51 cm long; b) iron weight, 4.75cm; c) bamboo basket pan, 21cm across narrow end.
Hearst Museum object titled Balance, accession number 9-13631a,b, described as Balance; a - beam, wood, 95.5 cm long; metal inlaid markings; b - copper pan, diam. 19.5 cm China, Hong Kong, New Territories Wood, iron, leather, cotton, copper made by men. Still used as legal weighing device. Pan supplied seems disproportionately small. In villages this size would be kept by village elders for apportioning harvests. Weighs up to 100 catties. Purchased in curio/second hand shop.

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