Whole model of a whaling boat

Made:: 1890-1910 in Japan

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Model of a whaling boat, with projecting prow and stern head, painted in a style found only in Japanese craft, unsigned, Japan, 1890-1910

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Category:: Water Transport

Object Number:: 1910-96

Materials:: wood (unidentified), paint, metal (unknown) and cotton (fibre)

Measurements:: overall: 115 mm x 770 mm x 205 mm,

type:: model - representation and whaleboat

credit:: Bureau of Fisheries, Tokyo

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