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Description: | Scale: Unknown. A full hull and rigged model of a Kaingsu trading junk. The hull is carved from a solid piece of wood with the upper works, deck and fittings either pinned or glued on. It is rigged with five masts with fully battened sails (some damaged), with a carved wooden decoration at the head to carry a flag. The hull is decorated along the waterline area with blue, yellow, red and green horizontal stripes along the wale. The bulwark capping is also painted yellow. Together with a carved wooden cradle and fittings, the model is packed in an original wooden box, on which are various written and stencilled inscriptions.
caption: Kiangsu Junk - port broadside
caption: Kiangsu Junk - bow quarter
caption: Kiangsu Junk - stern three quarter
caption: Box
caption: Record Shot - Do not reproduce. | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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