A model of a Hong Kong harbour sampan (Sir Frederick Maze Collection)
Collection
Identifier
JC-s465
Notes
University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: JC-s465. A real photo post card. The Science Museum, London, hold Sir Frederick Maze’s collection of Chinese junk models, made to scale in Hong Kong and Shanghai by Chinese craftsmen. See https://hpchina.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/2015/05/19/chinese-junks-models/.
Caption on photograph
Hongkong Harbour Sampan. / These harbour sampans are of a semi-Europeanized type. They are chiefly employed in the transport of passengers and their baggage, to and from shipping. / The Science Museum, London. No. 315 / Crown Copyright Reserved.
Location
Estimated Date
1930s
Material
Paper
Media
Black and white photograph
