Service vessel; Japanese

Scale: Unknown. A model of a small Japanese vessel made entirely in wood, parts of which are painted black. The model has been delicately made and is rigged with a single square sail made of silk which has a single wide, horizontal navy blue stripe. There is a stern cabin, open at the front and sides with a canvas roof and blue and white striped blinds. There is a simple figure-head at the bow and a pair of red horizontal stripes aft of it. The model illustrates the 'Yamato-gata' frameless plank-built style of construction, with a very broad keel plank, scarfed to an after-keel plank and an inner and outer stem post.

Object Details

ID: AAE0070
Collection: Ship models
Type: Full hull model; Plank-on-frame; Rigged model; Sails furled
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: Before 1894
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London.
Measurements: Overall: 136 mm x 161 mm x 63 mm