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Compass2001.04.0004 (2001.04.0004)
15.8 x 15.5 x 3 cm (293 g)
Location: Asia, East: China
Period: Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), Republic of China (1912-1949) or People's Republic of China (1949-present); 20th century?
Classification/Nomenclature: Science & Technology T&E : Surveying & Navigational T&E : Navigational Equipment
Description: The luopan is a Chinese divination tool used in traditional fengshui practice. The device is used to identify auspicious and inauspicious directions related to the movement of qi through space and the characteristics of an individual person, site, and time...

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