BOAT ARRANGEMENTS 



bow to the right. Closer observation will 

 show that the direction of lines differs in 

 every position; even the length of the 

 chain or cord by which these boats are 

 suspended is governed by the style used. 

 The streamer, or Nagashi, is of great im- 

 portance and is supposed to represent the 

 rudder or the long oar with which the 

 Japanese propel their boats, and which 

 slopes back toward the stern as do these 

 long streamers. 



The highest spray, represents the mast 

 and the other lines indicate the sails whether 

 flat or wind-filled. It must be remem- 

 bered, however, that it is the junk and its 

 movements that the boat arrangements 

 represent. 



