Copper gilded three-star public dial

“Copper Plated Three Star Public Dial”

The copper plated three star public dial was made at the Palace of the Qing Dynasty during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, with a height of 68.5 centimeters and a diameter of 37 centimeters for the meridian circle. It was made at the Palace of the Qing Dynasty. The old collection of the Qing Palace
The north-south circle of the instrument is the meridian circle, with a 360 ° circle engraved on it?. Intersecting with the meridian circle is a triple circle, with the outer weight being the celestial equatorial circle, divided into two levels: the first and the second, with an upper engraving of twelve hours; Zhongzhong is a circumgyrating equatorial circle, with the twelve palaces of the equator carved on it; The innermost part is a polar circle, with a center forward on one side and a centerline on the other side, which can be used as a cursor for observation
The instrument is supported by a rosewood bracket, and a compass is placed in the center of the wooden seat. The outer wall of the Ziwu Circle is engraved with the inscription “Made in the 1898 year of Qianlong’s reign in the Qing Dynasty” (the 43rd year of Qianlong’s reign, 1778)
In the ninth year of Qianlong’s reign (1744) and the forty fifth year of Qianlong’s reign (1780), the Qing Palace Building Office successively followed the emperor’s instructions and produced four models that had no practical significance. The first model built in the ninth year of Qianlong’s reign was a large measurement instrument on the observatory, the “Jiheng Fuchen Instrument”. Later, three pieces were used as ritual vessels for the furnishings in the palace, and this instrument is one of them


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