Oil painting by Minoru Tanabe, entitled 'The sail training barque Nipon Maru: quarter deck'. The painting is signed by the artist in the lower left. The back of the canvas has the inscription 'Compass Bridge (T.S. Nippon Maru)' and there is also an inscription in oriental script. A label attached to the painting gives the following details: 'Nippon Maru, barque quarter deck and the binnacle'.