A model of a Yeungkong fisher type junk

A starboard side view of the forward end of a fully rigged model of a Yeungkong fisher type junk. The model, which is displayed on a wooden stand on a table, was commissioned by D W Waters and made by Tung Ya and his assistants at the back of the Roman Catholic Church in Liu Kung Tao, near Weihaiwei. The photographer is looking down on the forward part of the model from above deck level showing the foredeck as far aft as the mainmast. The fishing net windlass ahead of the mainmast and the defensive muzzle loading cannon mounted on the centreline abaft the foremast are clearly shown. The top of the foremast is out of the picture. Negatives numbers P34571 to P34578 inclusive were taken on the same occasion.

Object Details

ID: P34574
Type: Rolled film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Waters, David Watkin
Places: China
Vessels: Yeungkong type
Date made: 1938
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Waters Collection