Chinese Junk Wood Model Sailboat

SKU: 2SMSSB030
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Price: $332.89
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This model is 100% hand built from scratch using the “plank on frame” construction method. Hundreds of hours are required to finish this ship model. This completed model boat contains thousands of details created by skillful master craftsmen. It is made of the finest hard wood; Rosewood, Mahogany, Teak and other exotic tropical woods are used to build this one of a kind model boat!

Chrome and brass fittings and ornaments constitute the excellence of this model boat. Extensive research through original plans and pictures make this Chinese Junk boat model authentic. Each model boat goes through a demanding quality control process before leaving the workshop. Just the perfect gift for home or office, boat enthusiast or passionate collector. Each is specially constructed to withstand temperature changes and humidity.

  • Model length: 27"

  • Model width: 7"

  • Model Height: 24.5"

  • Handcrafted and painted from Mahogany, Blackwood, Mahogany and Cherry woods

  • Elegant wood base with name plate

Historic Past:

A junk is a boat used in China. Junks usually have two or three sails but sometimes have four. Each mast is made of bamboo. Bamboo is used because it is so strong that you don’t need very many ropes. Very large junks (about 150 meters or 492 feet long) are usually used for worldwide trips. An average sized junk usually carries food from city to city. The first Chinese junks were built in the Song dynasty between 960-1270.

Later, in 1271-1368 a Mongol emperor built the first Chinese imperial treasure fleets. These junks sailed to Sumatra, Ceylon, and southern India. The famous explorer, Marco Polo journeyed to the Mongol court and described seeing four-masted junks that had sixty cabins for merchants and crews of up to 300. About six centuries ago, the Chinese built huge armadas of junks that sailed to Ceylon, Arabia, and East Africa. The fleet had huge nine-masted junks that were over 400 feet long and 150 feet wide or 122 meters long and 46 meters wide. There were 27,000 crew members and soldiers in the armada! These junks were escorted by water tankers, supply ships, ships for cavalry horses, and patrol boats.

The armada sailed to ports around the Indian Ocean and traded Chinese silk, porcelain, and lacquerware for spices, ivory, medicines, and pearls. Then between 1405-1433, treasure fleets sailed out seven times to trade with other countries. They traded from Taiwan to the Persian Gulf. Historians believe that at this time the Chinese were ready to colonize the world. However, all overseas trade was banned in the 1500s. Throughout China's history, junks were also used as war ships. Believe it or not, today many families live on junks. These families often use the junk as a way of making money.

D.Wipsome on 03/04/2013 04:08pm
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