Chinese Fishing Junk Ship Model – Hand-Knotted Net & Bamboo Pole
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A handcrafted Chinese fishing junk model — hand-knotted net, bamboo poles, flat-bottomed river hull, display-ready.
- One handcrafted river junk fishing boat model, built to order in Zhoushan
- Natural wood hull, bamboo poles, hand-knotted fiber net
- Dimensions: 36 cm L × 9 cm W × 9 cm H (14.2 in × 3.5 in × 3.5 in)
- Materials: coastal hardwood, natural bamboo, hand-knotted net
- No assembly required — arrives display-ready
The fishing boat was the most democratic vessel in Chinese maritime history — while the great ocean-going junks carried silk and porcelain across the Indian Ocean, the river fishing junk — 江南渔船 — fed the people. Flat-bottomed for shallow water, multi-tiered cabin for shelter across long fishing seasons, bamboo poles for net-setting and river-pushing.
Our craftsmen grew up on an island where this tradition was still alive — they did not reconstruct this vessel from historical records, they built it from memory and practice, in our Zhoushan workshop, founded in 1980: every plank shaped by hand, the net hand-knotted, the cabin assembled joint by joint.
Who This Is For
For someone drawn to the working history of China — not the imperial courts or the treasure fleets, but the everyday vessels that sustained a civilization. Suits a study, bookshelf, or desk — and makes a meaningful gift for the maritime history enthusiast or anyone who values craft and provenance over novelty.
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