JAPON - XIXe siècle de style periode Edo

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JAPON - XIXe siècle de style periode Edo
Japanese clock known as "Wadokei", made of brass and steel, with four brass faces engraved with flower stems standing among their foliage foliage, resting on four feet. The 24-cartridge silvered and waxed brass dial is filled with black wax, indicating the hours according to the Japanese system of seasonal hours. Finely cut and engraved brass hour hands. Vertical verge escapement with annular balance, adjustable from the outside according to its micrometric indications. Daily winding by lifting the weight, held by an endless rope according to the Huyghens principle. Buzzer of the hours on the passage on a cylindrical tone in bronze with damping. Height: 14,7 cm The whole resting on a wooden support.