Spencer Collection

J. E. Spencer was a professor emeritus of Geography at the University of California, Los Angeles, and lived and worked in central China from 1932 to 1940.  With his wife, Dr. Spencer purchased a total of 29 models of vessels that sailed the Yangtze River at the time, making it a precious snapshot of the existing types.

A book was published in the 1970s, at Texas A&M, and a paper on some of the vessels followed in the 1990s.

Below we present a quick snapshot of the models:

Asian Ship Models - Spencer Collection

Ref	Original Image	Recent Image	Comments
01			Kan-Ch'uan
02			P'ing-T'iao-Tzu
03			Wu-Chiang-Tzu
04			Ma-Yang Pa-Kan
05			Chunk-Yen-Pan
06			Ch'an-Tzu
07			Lao-Ho-K'ou Ch'iu-Tzu
08			Hsiang-yang Pien-Tzu
09			Ching-Pan Hua-Tzu
10			Ching-Pan Hua-Tzu
11			Ching-Pang-Ch'uan
12			Pien-Ho Hua-Tzu
13			T'o-Pien-Tzu
14			Shui-Pao-Chia Fei-Hsieh
15			Fan-Kuan-Ch'uan
16			I-Chang Po-Ch'uan
17			I-Chang Hua-Tzu
18			I-Chang Lung-Ch'uan
19			Wu-Pan
20			Yu-Cheng-Ch'uan
21			Shou-K'ou Ma-Yang-Tzu
22			Shou-K'ou Ma-Yang-Tzu
23			I-Chang Ma-Yang-Tzu
24			Ma-Yang Kua-Tzu-Ch'uan
25			Pa-Tung Hsiao-Ho-Hua-Tzu
26			Hsiang-Chi Tou-K'ou
27			Wu-Shan Shen-Po-Tzu
28			Wai-Pi-Ku
29			Lao-Hua-Ch'iu