Model of a Canton Slipper-boat

Made:: 1933 in Hong Kong and Shanghai Shi

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Model, scale 1:5, of a chinese Canton passenger Sampan Slipper-boat, on wood stand with four gilded wooden carved lion feet.

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Category:: Water Transport

Object Number:: 1934-36

Materials:: wood (unidentified), metal (unknown), paint, glass, cotton (fibre), cotton (textile), silk, mother-of-pearl and brass (copper, zinc alloy)

Measurements:: overall: 723 mm x 1655 mm x 390 mm,

type:: model - representation and boat

credit:: Inspector General of Chinese Maritime Customs

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