The ship Four Winds in a choppy sea

Ship portrait. Notes compiled by May Bo Ching (Asian Gallery Fellow), 2008:

Notes from old files:
Oil painting by Knong Win (Kong Win? Kingwain? Kong Wein?).

Additional Notes:
The signature looks more like “Kong Wein, Calcutta”.

Object Details

ID: BHC3349
Collection: Fine art
Type: Painting
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Chinese School; Kong Win
Vessels: Four Winds 1885
Date made: 19th century
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Macpherson Collection
Measurements: Painting: 457 mm x 597 mm
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