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Passenger/cargo vessel; Fishing vessel; Sampan; Chicken sampan

Scale: 1:36. A full hull model of a Chinese chicken sampan made entirely in wood with metal and organic material fittings. The depicted vessel is single-masted with a single square sail set. The hull is flat-bottomed, a tapering square, chisel-shaped bow, open stern, wide rubbing strakes and bulwarks at the port and starboard bows and stern quarters. Fittings include an anchor with a length of rope, pair of occuli, a steering oar rigged over the stern and a large rudder. In the NMM's Waters Collection of negatives (PR1961/12) negatives numbers P34493 to P34495 inclusive are of this model.

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Object Details

ID:	AAE0164
Collection:	Ship models
Type:	Full hull model; Rigged model; Sails set
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Ya, Tung
Date made:	1938
People:	Oliver-Bellasis, Robin; Waters, David Watkin
Credit:	On loan from the Oliver-Bellasis Collection.
Measurements:	Overall: 250 x 215 x 80 mm
Parts:	Passenger/cargo vessel; Fishing vessel; Sampan; Chicken sampan Passenger/cargo vessel; Fishing vessel; Sampan; Chicken sampan (Full hull model; Rigged model; Sails set; steering oar) (AAE0164.1)