Silver balance - Ginbakari

…The only difference was the way the strap was tied and the scale marks. All scales were beam scales, consisting of four parts: the pole, the weight, the hook, and the strap. In addition to wooden scales made of safflower, red oak, and black persimmon, there were also scales made of deer antlers, which were used for silver scales, and ivory scales, which were made of ivory. The weight indicates the scale's scale, and the weight and the scale form a pair, and the weight (weight) could not be used with other beam scales. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "silver fishing rods" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…ただ取緒（とりお）の結び方と目盛点が異なっていたにすぎない。はかりはすべてさおばかりで，衡（こう）(棹)，権（けん）(錘)，皿(または鉤)，取緒の四つの部分で成り立ち，衡は蘇枋（すおう），赤樫，黒柿の木製のほか，銀ばかりに使われる鹿角製の角（つの）ばかり，象牙使用の象牙ばかりがあった。権ははかりの目盛を指示するもので，衡と権は1組をなし，権(錘)を他のさおばかりには使用できなかった。…

※「銀ばかり」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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