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Collection Area Visual Arts Level [40] File

1701. Add Or 1971

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 1971
Title:
Chinese vessel, salt boat
Scope & Content:
‘Tung-cheuung-yeem-Sheun. Tung-cheuung is the name of a place where there is a great manufacture of salt. The name is literally a Tung cheuung Salt Boat’.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1800-1805
Extent:
1 Item

1702. Add Or 1972

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 1972
Title:
Chinese vessel
Scope & Content:
‘Ma-Yeuung-Sheun’. Inscribed: ‘Ma-yang.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1800-1805
Extent:
1 Item

1703. Add Or 1973

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 1973
Title:
Chinese vessel, used for unloading European ships at Whampoa
Scope & Content:
‘Sie-qua-peen-teang. This is the kind of vessel used for taking cargo to and from the European ships at Wampoa; commonly called Chop boat by Europeans’. Inscribed: ‘Boat for sending foreign merchants to Macao.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1800-1805
Extent:
1 Item

1704. Add Or 1974

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 1974
Title:
Chinese vessel, lantern-boat
Scope & Content:
‘Shui-loc-Sheun. Literally a Lantern boat. This kind of boat is decorated with lanterns on a particular festival of the Chinese which takes place in their Seventh month’. Inscribed: ‘Boat for celebration of ‘Middle of 7th month’ festival (sacrifice to spirits on land and in water).’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1800-1805
Extent:
1 Item

1705. Add Or 1975

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 1975
Title:
Chinese vessel, Chinese cargo boat
Scope & Content:
‘Tai-hoi-me-leang. This is a kind of Boat, of nearly the same construction as No.7 [Add.Or.1973], but is only used for Chinese Cargo’. Inscribed: ‘Boat with large opening at the stern.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1800-1805
Extent:
1 Item

1706. Add Or 1976

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 1976
Title:
Chinese vessel, small war boat
Scope & Content:
‘Poo-tow-mie-teang. Chinese boat of war of the smaller size’. Inscribed: ‘Rice transport boat with guards against pirates.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1800-1805
Extent:
1 Item

1707. Add Or 1977

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 1977
Title:
Chinese vessel, large passenger boat
Scope & Content:
‘Tie-too-Sheun. A Passage Boat. A kind of large boat employed for carrying passengers from one part of the country to another. Inscribed: ‘Night ferry.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1800-1805
Extent:
1 Item

1708. Add Or 1978

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 1978
Title:
Chinese vessel, musicians boat
Scope & Content:
‘Hee-Sheun. Boat for Chinese musicians and comedians etc., otherwise a sing-song boat’. Inscribed: ‘Theatre boat.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1800-1805
Extent:
1 Item

1709. Add Or 1979

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 1979
Title:
Chinese vessel, customs house guard boat
Scope & Content:
‘Tie-cheuung Sheun. A kind of Custom house Guard boat, employed to look out, for prevention of smuggling’. Inscribed: ‘Police boat.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1800-1805
Extent:
1 Item

1710. Add Or 1980

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 1980
Title:
Chinese vessel, Dragon-boat
Scope & Content:
‘Lung Sheun. Literally Dragon or Snake boat. On a particular festival of the Chinese which falls on their fifth month, boats of this construction are used as Race boats’. Inscribed: ‘Dragon boat of the festival on the 5th of the 5th month.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1800-1805
Extent:
1 Item

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