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040-003272439 Collection Area Visual Arts

1. NHD52

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD52
Title:
Album of Chinese plant illustrations, covers only
Scope & Content:
Original binding for NHD52/1-50. See individual records for contents. Inscribed on inner back cover: 'Wan Teheun' (perhaps name of artist or patron?). Individual watercolours removed from original covers in 2014. One of six volumes of plant illustrations comprising in all 309 water-colour dra...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

2. NHD52/18

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD52/18
Title:
Honeysuckle. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
Honeysuckle Lonicera discolor Lindl.; Caprifoliaceae family Original inscriptions: 金銀花 (front lower right in ink, attached to painting with pin); Further inscriptions: H. Sh. (front lower left in ink); Lonicera discolour (front lower right in pencil) Flowering twig of an orange-white flower...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

3. NHD52/48

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD52/48
Title:
Eranthemum. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
Eranthemum Eranthemum L.; Acanthaceae family Original inscriptions: 小吕宋花 (front lower right in ink, attached to page with pin) Further inscriptions: Eranthemum (front lower right in pencil) Flowering twigs of a white flower Eranthemum plant. Three minor twigs stem out from a main cut thicke...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

4. NHD52/5

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD52/5
Title:
Cycad. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
Cycad Cycas revoluta Thunb.; Cycadaceae family Original inscriptions: 鳳尾草 (front lower right in ink); 鳳尾草 Feng-mei-tsow (reverse lower right in pencil) Further inscriptions: W. Ch. (front lower left in ink); Cycas revoluta (front lower right in pencil) Depiction of a female cycad plant. Thic...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

5. NHD52/10

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD52/10
Title:
Narcissus. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
Narcissus Narcissus tazetta L.; Amaryllidaceae family Original inscriptions: 水仙花 (front lower right in ink); Sheui-Sien-fa (reverse lower right in pencil) Further inscriptions: W. Ch. (front lower left in ink); Narcissus tazetta (front lower right in pencil) Depiction of three bulbs of narci...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

6. NHD52/26

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD52/26
Title:
Chrysanthemum. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
Chrysanthemum Chrysanthemum indicum L.; Asteraceae family Original inscriptions: 胭胋带雪 (front lower right in ink, attached to painting with pin) Further inscriptions: H. Sh. (front lower left in ink); Chrysanthemum indicum variegatum (front lower right in pencil) Flowering branch of a pink ti...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

7. NHD52/33

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD52/33
Title:
Kumquat. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
Kumquat Citrus japonica Thunb.; Rutaceae family Original inscriptions: 金橘 (front lower right in ink); 金橘Kum-quat (reverse lower right in pencil) Further inscriptions: W. Ch. (front lower left in ink); Citrus sp. (front lower right in pencil) Flowering and fruiting branch of a kumquat plant. ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

8. NHD52/35

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD52/35
Title:
Spiraea. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
Spiraea Spiraea L.; Rosaceae family Original inscriptions: 碎玉花 (front lower right in ink); 碎玉 Sheui-youe-fā (reverse lower right in pencil) Further inscriptions: W. Ch. (front lower left in ink) Flowering branch of an unidentified white flower plant (possibly hydrangea). The main branch divi...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

9. NHD52/44

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD52/44
Title:
Orchid. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
Orchid Orchidaceae family Original inscriptions: Hoe-ling-lan (reverse lower right in ink) Further inscriptions: H. Sh. (front lower left in ink); Orchis sp. (front lower right in pencil) Illustration of an unidentified flowering orchid species. Left to right: leafy and flowering stem, with...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

10. NHD52/27

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD52/27
Title:
Rose. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
Rose Rosa L. Rosaceae family Original inscriptions: 胭胋蝶 (front lower left in ink) Further inscriptions: H. Sh. (front lower left in ink); Rosa (front lower right in pencil) Flowering branch of a dark pink rose plant. Triangular green spines along the length of each twigs, and opposite tri-pi...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

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