English: 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.
日期
18th - 19th century
来源
日本語:沖縄県立博物館・美術館
English: Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum collection
{{Information |Description=琉球王国の進貢船(Shinkosen of Ryukyu) |Source= 進貢船の図(Shinkosen no Zu) in the japanese book "図説琉球王国(Zusetsu Ryuku Okoku)" |Date= 18th - 19th century |Author= unknown |Permission= The contributor has