Miniature Wicker Fishing Boat Resin Model – Round Hull River Boat 3.8 cm

Along the rivers and lakes of southern China, small round-hulled fishing boats with woven rattan canopies have been a fixture of daily life for centuries. Stable in shallow water, easy to maneuver with a single stern oar, and sheltered enough to keep a fisherman dry through a morning rain, these compact craft were perfectly adapted to the waterways they worked.

The woven canopy — a low arch of rattan or bamboo strips, open at the bow — appears in paintings and woodblock prints from the Tang Dynasty onward. It is a form born of practical necessity that became, over time, one of the most recognizable silhouettes of Chinese river life.

This miniature captures that enduring form in 3.8 cm of hand-cast resin — part of Ocean Relic Studio’s Miniature Collection, where the world’s most iconic watercraft are reimagined at a scale that fits in the palm of your hand.