Whole model of a Japanese junk, a merchant vessel of the old style

Made:
1840-1875 in Japan

Rigged model, scale 1:20, of a Japanese trading vessel c.1850 with characteristic Japanese features such as a flat keel

Details

Category:
Water Transport
Object Number:
1910-105
Materials:
wood (unidentified), cotton (fibre), cotton (textile), bronze (copper, tin alloy), bamboo, leather and metal (unknown)
Measurements:
overall: 1170 mm x 1470 mm x 510 mm,
type:
model - representation and merchant vessel
credit:
Bureau of Merchantile Marine. Dept. of C

Parts

Whole model of a Japanese junk, a merchant vessel of the old style

Whole model of a Japanese junk, a merchant vessel of the old style

Rigged model, scale 1:20, of a Japanese trading vessel c.1850 with characteristic Japanese features such as a flat keel