Pechili trading junk

Circular lifebuoy painted white with Chinese inscriptions from model of a type of Northern Chinese junk known as a Pechili Trader (or also as a Kiangsu Trader, Shantung Trader or Shantung Five-masted junk).

Object Details

ID: AAE0037.26
Type: Full hull model; Lifebuoy
Display location: Not on display
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 5 mm;Diameter: 50 mm
Parts: Pechili trading junk (Full hull model)