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Object connections:
| Collection | Ship models |
|---|---|
| Exhibitions | Traders: The East India Company and Asia |
| User collections | Tea: breaking into the tea trade by NMMExhibitions |
| Gallery location | Traders Gallery (Floor plans) |
Object details:
| Object ID | AAE0075 |
|---|---|
| Description | Scale: circa 1:18. Ethnographic boat model of a Chinese k'uai-tu ('quick leaping') or war junk. One unrigged mast. Square platform at bow. Brightly painted. Rudder and keel fenestrated suggesting represents craft from Kwangtung. Equipped with six light pivot guns and four shields on either gunwale. These vessels can be up to 22 metres in length. |
| Date made | Before 1865 |
| Artist/Maker | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Place made | China, Asia |
| Credit | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Royal Naval Museum Greenwich Collection |
| Materials | organic: linen; wood |
| Measurements | Overall: 290 x 1205 x 255 mm |
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