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Description: | 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.
TRIM Reference GEN/36371. Rudder missing. Ma-Yang-Tzu's were used to carry cargo on the Upper Yangtze river.
caption: Chang Kou Ma Yang Izu - Upper Yangtze River Junk - Port Broadside
caption: Chang Kou Ma Yang Izu - Upper Yangtze River Junk - Bow three quarter
caption: Chang Kou Ma Yang Izu - Upper Yangtze River Junk - Stern quarter
caption: Chang Kou Ma Yang Izu - Detail of Chinese Writing
caption: Record Shot - Do not reproduce. | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Portsmouth boats Royal Naval Museum models (representations) | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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