Japanese Wooden Abacus Soroban Math Calculating Tool Vtg 1/4 Beads 23 Rows ST74 geisha Kanji on the back of

Kanji on the back of the lid: 鯖大師御眞像 (Sabadaishi)

The human and the demon are fighting and the human brought the demon down

Some dirt remains inside

orange and brown

Japanese Wooden Abacus Soroban Math Calculating Tool Vtg 1/4 Beads 23 Rows ST74 geisha Kanji on the back ofJapanese Soroban Abacus Calculator Tool This is a vintage Japanese abacus or soroban. It is a mathematics calculating tool and is considered the first calculator in Japan. The Japanese abacus is different from the parent Chinese version. It has a top section of single beads and a bottom of stacked beads, usually five. At the center is one unmarked stack used for decimal places for more complicated calculations. Many primary schools all over Japan