Chinese War Junk

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Scale: circa 1:18. Ethnographic boat model of a Chinese k'uai-tu ('quick leaping') or war junk. One unrigged mast. Square platform at bow. Brightly painted. Rudder and keel fenestrated suggesting represents craft from Kwangtung. Equipped with six light pivot guns and four shields on either gunwale. These vessels can be up to 22 metres in length.

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Object Details

ID:	AAE0075
Collection:	Ship models
Type:	Full hull model
Display location:	Display - Traders Gallery
Creator:	Unknown
Date made:	Before 1865
Exhibition:	Traders: The East India Company and Asia
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London.
Measurements:	Overall: 290 x 1205 x 255 mm
Parts:	Chinese War Junk Chinese War Junk (Full hull model; Floorboard) (AAE0075.2) Chinese War Junk (Full hull model; Floorboard) (AAE0075.3) Chinese War Junk (Full hull model; Floorboard) (AAE0075.4) Chinese War Junk (Full hull model; Floorboard) (AAE0075.5) Chinese War Junk (Full hull model; Floorboard) (AAE0075.6) Chinese War Junk (Full hull model; Floorboard) (AAE0075.7) Chinese War Junk (Full hull model; Floorboard) (AAE0075.8) Chinese War Junk (Full hull model; Shield) (AAE0075.9) Chinese War Junk (Full hull model; Rudder) (AAE0075.11) Chinese War Junk (Full hull model; Bow floorboard) (AAE0075.12) Chinese War Junk (Full hull model; Shield) (AAE0075.13) Chinese War Junk (Full hull model; Baseboard) (AAE0075.14) Full hull model; Display label (AAE0075.15)