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Chinese sampan, used as a dwelling? or trading? vessel
Mounted in album with PAI2466-PAI2472, PAI2474-PAI2484.; No.12.
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Object details
ID:
PAI2473
Type:
Drawing
Materials:
Gouache
;
Pith paper
Display location:
Not on display
People:
Wellesley, C. E.
Credit:
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:
Sheet: 331 x 382 mm
Parts:
Album of nineteen watercolours of different kinds of Chinese craft, volume 3, artist unknown (Album)
Chinese junk, elaborate painting on the stern, featuring a bird with its wings spread (Drawing) (PAI2466)
Chinese sampan, single mast, awning covering main deck and after part (Drawing) (PAI2467)
Chinese sampan, with awning completely covering the deck, used as a dwelling? (Drawing) (PAI2468)
Chinese sampan, with awning completely covering the deck, used as a dwelling? (Drawing) (PAI2469)
Chinese sampan, trading? vessel (Drawing) (PAI2470)
Chinese junk, painted white with red decoration (Drawing) (PAI2471)
Chinese sampan, awning covering deck, being rowed by three chinamen (Drawing) (PAI2472)
Chinese sampan, used as a dwelling? or trading? vessel (Drawing) (PAI2473)
Chinese junk, used as a trading? vessel (Drawing) (PAI2474)
Chinese junk, covered deck, two chinamen steering in the high stern (Drawing) (PAI2475)
Chinese junk, used as a dwelling? (Drawing) (PAI2476)
Chinese junk (Drawing) (PAI2477)
Chinese sampan, used as a dwelling? (Drawing) (PAI2478)
Chinese sampan, being rowed by a Chinese woman (Drawing) (PAI2479)
Chinese junk, awning covering deck, decorative flags and lanterns on the stern (Drawing) (PAI2480)
Chinese junk, used as a dwelling? (Drawing) (PAI2481)
Chinese junk, used as a dwelling? (Drawing) (PAI2482)
Chinese junk, used as a dwelling? (Drawing) (PAI2483)
Chinese junk, used as a dwelling? (Drawing) (PAI2484)
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