Cargo vessel; Junk, Upper Yangtze
Scale: Unknown. A model of a Ma-Yang-Tzu (Chinese river junk). The hull is made entirely in wood and is flat-bottomed with a high stern. There are three masts, all set with single sails. At the stern there are three curved roofs all made from woven straw. The deck forward comprises a number of removable hatch covers and there is a also a capstan painted black with a red top. Fixed to a pair of transverse beams, that are attached to the deck, is a pair of sweeps (or steering oars), the starboard sweep having a triangular pennant. The rudder is missing.
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Object Details
ID: | AAE0049 |
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Collection: | Ship models |
Type: | Full hull model; Rigged model; Sails set |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Watlington ?, Abraham; Unknown |
Date made: | Before 1930 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. |
Measurements: | Overall: 630 mm x 610 mm x 138 mm |