CHINESE SCHOOL, 20TH CENTURY

CHINESE SCHOOL, 20TH CENTURY The British India Steam Navigation Co. ships 'Tara' and 'Bangala', circa 1902 Oil on canvas 11 x 16½in. (28 x 42cm.) (2, a pair) Both built by Inglis, Pointhouse in 1902, Tara registered 6,322 tons and was broken up at Osaka in 1927; Bangala (which the artist has misspelt 'Bangata') registered 3,933 tons, was sold to Japanese owners in 1924 and renamed Taizan Maru, but sank in a collision in 1942. Tara with holes to corners; Bangala with marks

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H 28 × B 42 cm