Ship model of a Chinese junk (Chonqing) - large ‘kwatzu’-boat
Beschreibung
Ship model of a large ‘kwatzu’-boat. The ring around the mast is meant to run the tracking lines through, by means of which the ship was tracked. The roof of the central cabin is higher in order to allow the helmsman a better view. The practice of tracking ships on Chinese inland waterways was already mentioned by Marco Polo in the 13th century. Tracking ships through the dangerous rapids of the Chang Jiang often required several hundred people.
Model built of planks and transverse bulkheads. Flat bottom. Forebody with slightly broadening swim head, stern with high, flaring swim head. Straight sides. Tumble-home bulwark. Turret deck. Flat sheer. Countersunk fore cuddy board. Superstructure running from the starboard to the port side. Cabin with trapdoor and two open-worked sliding windows. Behind it the wheelhouse with revolving windows, followed by accommodation with open-worked sliding window. Window frame in the swim head. Superstructure covered with matting, the wheelhouse having a higher deck. Balanced rudder with straight back. Mast without sails but with tracking harness. Superstructure nicely painted.
length: 124 cm (geheel) width: 28.2 cm (geheel) height: 123 cm (geheel) height: 41.3 cm (onderdeel) length: 122.5 cm (onderdeel) width: 26.8 cm (onderdeel) height: 13.6 cm (onderdeel)
