A tribute ship from the Ryukyu Kingdom to the Ming dynasty. It was the dawn of the great trading era that brought enormous wealth to Ryukyu. A Ryukyuan tribute
ship (shinkōsen) prominently flying the “centipede flag”. Shinkōsen no zu, from Zusetsu Ryūkyū Ōkoku.
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18th - 19th century
Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum collection