The end of the stowed foresail on board a Swatow trader type junk at Hong Kong, specific location unknown

On board a Swatow trader type junk at Hong Kong but the specific location is unknown. The photographer is in the waist looking up at the aft end of the stowed foresail showing how the sail is folded down onto the lower boom with the bamboo battens acting as hinges. The photographer was in the area in the following periods: 6 to 28 May 1937; 14 October 1937 to 8 January 1938; 14 April to 4 June 1938 and 8 to 12 September 1938. Negative number P34545 was taken on board the same vessel.

Object Details

ID: P34544
Type: Rolled film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Waters, David Watkin
Places: China
Vessels: Swatow type
Date made: 1937-1938
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Waters Collection