A Chinese silver warship
Early 20th Century
Modelled as a junk with three sails, flanked by oars, armed with cannons, rifles, spears and manned with ten sailors, the stern inscribed with the characters (from right to left) xun cha ji bu, whereas xun and cha stand for 'patrol' and 'inspect', this might be an ancient Chinese patrolling ship, the flags above the stern are incribed chen, li, wang, pao
41 cm. long, wood stand
A Chinese silver warship
Early 20th Century
Modelled as a junk with three sails, flanked by oars, armed with cannons, rifles, spears and manned with ten sailors, the stern inscribed with the characters (from right to left) xun cha ji bu, whereas xun and cha stand for 'patrol' and 'inspect', this might be an ancient Chinese patrolling ship, the flags above the stern are incribed chen, li, wang, pao
41 cm. long, wood stand
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