Cargo vessel; Six mat boat; Paper boat

Scale: circa 1:22. Bamboo matting from model of a Liu-pieng Ch'uan (six mat) boat, used to transport paper and charcoal down from Chia-ying-Chow along Mei-Kiang, a tributary of the Han.

Object Details

ID: AAE0113.15
Type: Full hull model; Bamboo matting
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: Unknown
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 1 mm x 35 mm x 25 mm
Parts: Cargo vessel; Six mat boat; Paper boat (Full hull model)