1226163

Chinese weight stone, 50's #1226163

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Cultures & Ethnicities Start Price:35.00 USD Estimated At:0.00 USD
Chinese weight stone, 50's #1226163
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An interesting weight stone made from bronze. One side of the weight stone has information on the origin, which is "Sui Yuan Sheng" (Sheng means province), a province today located in the middle of Inner Mongolia Autonomous. Sui Yuan province, one of the earliest Special Administrative Region in China in the 19th century. The original name "Sui Yuan Sheng" was " Gui Sui Dao". It was under Shanxi province during the Qing dynasty. Year of 1914, The People?s Republic of China government had separated "Gui Sui Dao" from the Shanxi province to a special Administrative Region and changed its name to " Sui Yuan Sheng" in 1928. In 1954, "Sui Yuan Sheng" had to come under part of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region by the Government of The People Republic of China. The other side states the measurement is 5 catty. Which is approximately 2.5 kilogram. Age about this weight stone probably between 50's ? 60's, but the story behind this item made this weight much more interesting than its age?..
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Height 3 inch (7.5 cm)

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<tr><td>Condition:See Description</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:See Description</td></tr>
<tr><td>Country:China</td></tr>





<tr><td>Title:Chinese weight stone, 50's</td></tr>

<tr><td>Materials:Brass</td></tr>
<tr><td>Type:Weight</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location:New York, New York</td></tr>
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