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about 40° with the bottom and the upper strake nearly vertical ; 

 stem of the Japanese type, square with projecting sides, straight on 

 top; crossbeams with tholes on ends forward and aft; none in mid- 

 way ; frame at stern for mast to rest on when sculls are used ; also 

 to lift the rudder; one large rectangular lug (or square) sail set on 

 mast stepped abaft longitudinal center; fitted with oars, paddles, 

 setting pole, four-pronged iron anchor, etc. 



D'wiensions of boat. — Length over all, 28 feet ; beam, 5 feet ; 

 depth, 2 feet 2 inches ; mast above gunwale, 17 feet 6 inches ; yard, 

 9 feet 2 inches; sail, 18 feet 8 inches high by 9 feet wide. Scale of 

 model, li inches equal 1 foot. 



The sail for a boat of this kind is made of grass cloth or fine mat- 

 ting ; the edges of this cloth are weak, therefore each breadth is roped 

 and the breadths are laced together instead of being sewn. The 

 sail bags out when running free, the only way it can be used, hence 

 its seeming great length. When going on to fish or to windward 

 the sail and mast are lowered and sculls are used. 

 Gift of Japanese New Orleans Commission. 



Cat. No. 160,163 U.S.N.M. 



Model of Japanese fishing boat. 



A form of rowboat in very general use in the fisheries of Japan. 

 On the island of Yesso a boat similar to this type is locally called 

 " hottsu." The " isobune " or common coast boat does not differ 

 from it materially. It is a wooden, keelless, open rowboat with 

 long, sharp bow, strongly raking stem; narrow, flat bottom, cam- 

 bered aft, like American skipjack in cross section; V-shaped stern 

 with side planks extending posteriorly bej^ond it ; long, wide rudder ; 

 straight on top ; model fitted witli paddle, oar, poles, etc. 



Dimensions of boat. — Length, 20 feet 5 inches; beam, 3 feet 9 

 inches; depth, inside, 18 inches; poles, 22 feet 6 inches long; oar, 

 13 feet; paddles, 8 feet 9 inches. Scale of model, li inches equal 

 1 foot. 

 Cirift of Japanese New Orleans Commission. 



Cat. No. 160,164 U.S.N.M. 



Model of Chinese merchant lorcha. 



Swift-sailing junks of this type are used at Canton for carrying 

 merchandise along the Chinese coast. Nearly all coasting junks were 

 armed as a protection against pirates. This model is a carvel-built 

 keel junk with long, sharp bow (with framework at top for raising 

 and supporting anchors) ; raking curved stem; round bottom, easy 

 bilge; convexly sharp stern, which curves up sharply from below 

 and is divided to admit rudder and surmounted by overhanging plat- 

 form, quarter galleries, etc.; keel extends from bow about three- 

 fourths length of bottom; heavy drop rudder; very strong sheer; 



