Description
The sailing junk was an amazing vessel. From Tientsin to Hong Kong - and up and down the great rivers in between - Ivon A. Donnelly immortalized these lost treasures in this book from 1924, with a pen and sketchpad and with words that betray his passion for the ancient watercraft of China. Vivid and graceful, grotesque and gay, junks were supremely honed for their particular work. Though time and new technology took their toll and the junk is today all but extinct, their spirit lives on through this delightful collection.
Author: Ivon A. Donnelly
Publisher: Earnshaw Books Ltd
Published: 04/12/2022
Pages: 204
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 7.80h x 5.00w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9789888552306
ISBN10: 9888552309
BISAC Categories:
- Transportation | Ships & Shipbuilding | History
- History | Asia | China
About the Author
Ivon Donnelly lived in China from the early 1900s until the mid-1940s, and was a shipping agent on the Yangtze River from 1920 through to the late 1930s. He was a prolific painter and builder of models of junks and published several books about junks and the China Coast. He resided in the inland river city of Chungking (Chongqing) for much of the time but also in the coastal ports of Tientsin (Tianjin) and Shanghai. Gareth Powell was a writer and publisher.
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