A fine Japanese striking ‘Makura-Dokei’ table clock with calendar, circa 1850.

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A fine Japanese striking ‘Makura-Dokei’ table clock with calendar, circa 1850.
Measurements
Height: 17 cm, Width: 15 cm, Depth: 10 cm
Reference
GUDA20044
Categories
Decorative Arts Clocks Japanese Clocks
Periods
19th Century Antique
Origins
Japan
Description

A Japanese Makura-Dokei table clock, circa 1850, with a revolving dial and adjustable markers for the traditional variable hours, or toki. Silver day markers and blued night markers pass a fixed pierced hand, with two calendar apertures above. The one-day, fusee-and-chain movement has verge escapement with a balance and countwheel striking on a bell. Finely engraved brass plates and floral decoration are enclosed by a glazed wisteria wood case with a hinged brass handle. A drawer in the wooden plinth holds the winding key. Height 16.5 cm, or 20 cm with the handle raised; width 14.5 cm; depth 10.3 cm.

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