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Figure 6. Carv<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> a ship on a 3–6 century a d stone stele <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

Wan Fu Su Temple, Chendu (from Needham 1971).<br />

Figure 7.<br />

Frescos from <strong>the</strong> Dunhuang cave temples <strong>in</strong> Gansu<br />

Prov<strong>in</strong>ce, dat<strong>in</strong>g to <strong>the</strong> 7th century (from Needham<br />

1971).<br />

Figure 8.<br />

Figure 9.<br />

Illustration <strong>of</strong> fight<strong>in</strong>g vessel show<strong>in</strong>g axial rudder and<br />

‘steer<strong>in</strong>g’ oar (from Audemard 1957: fig. 23)<br />

Vessel carved on <strong>the</strong> Bayon at Ankor Thom, Kampuchia<br />

dated to about 1185 (from Needham 1971).<br />

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