Title
Two junks
Year/Period
1960s-1980s
Region
Singapore
Dimension
Object size: 8.8 x 14.1 cm
Accession No.
2008-03847
Collection of
A junk is a Chinese sailboat design which dates as far back as the Han dynasty (220 BC - 200 AD). Used extensively in the Asian maritime trade with China for many centuries, the junk was gradually replaced by modern steamships during the Industrial Revolution.
