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the admiral’s hat

Posted on November 2, 2007 @ 10:53 pm by massimo | Filed under: blog, china, people, ukiyo-e, wordpress

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This is Zheng He the great Ming navigator wearing his favourite straw hat….
Between 1405 and 1433, the Ming government sponsored a series of seven naval expeditions and Zheng He was placed as the admiral in control of the huge fleet.
Zheng He’s first voyage consisted of a fleet of 317 ships holding almost 28,000 armed troops. Many of these ships were by far the largest marine craft the world had ever seen. On the first three voyages, Zheng He visited southeast Asia, India, and Sri Lanka. The fourth expedition went to the Persian Gulf and Arabia, and later expeditions ventured down the east African coast, as far as what is now Kenya.
Recently a map has come to light that may support the thesis that the Chinese admiral discovered America before Colombus…

Illustration Friday’s topic is: hat

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11 people have left comments

great line strokes in the hat and i really like the texture you used for the robe. you cleverly made the sail round to show some air and to make the hat shine. This is awesome!

isay wrote on November 3, 2007 - 12:35 pm CET

awesome work!

kim wrote on November 4, 2007 - 1:43 am CET

i love the way you make things look and seem simple but they are layered, textured with detail and depth! fabulous and fascinating! love this!!!

valgalart wrote on November 4, 2007 - 5:34 am CET

Wonderful illo and interesting take on the discovery of America. May the trophy go to the right man :) I’m all for keeping history honest though, really.

studio lolo wrote on November 4, 2007 - 7:21 am CET

Mi piace l’espressione del tuo personaggio ed evidentemente the hat!
E’ vero, ci sono tante altre communitys, ma io non mi sento bene ovunque, mi sento stranger in altri posti, non lo so perche. Forse sono un po conservativa, forse non ho pazienza per scoprire lo spirito del luogo…mah…

Nicole wrote on November 4, 2007 - 10:21 am CET

And what a hat indeed!

Willie Baronet wrote on November 4, 2007 - 12:53 pm CET

I recently viewed a documentary DVD “Pre-Columbian Chinese Exploration of the World” and it was stunning. We don’t know the extent of the Chinese seafaring accomplishments yet.

Fong wrote on November 4, 2007 - 6:29 pm CET

I love that kind of hats, in fact I’d love to wear one of those, Massimo. This is beautiful as usual :)

pati @-;– wrote on November 4, 2007 - 7:08 pm CET

Nice work, as always! You’re so consistent! Your shapes are wonderful.

Digital Scott wrote on November 8, 2007 - 9:50 pm CET

What fun scribbles in the hat!

Josy wrote on November 9, 2007 - 1:26 am CET

Impressive man, impressive piece of work, and that’s one impressive hat-beautiful piece!

hardwax wrote on November 9, 2007 - 4:38 am CET

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