Search

Language Chinese Level [41] Item

21. NHD52/19

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD52/19
Title:
Illustration of an unidentified Annonaceae plant. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
Illustration of an unidentified Annonaceae plant Annonaceae family Original inscriptions: 鳥挪 (front lower left in ink); 五月開 (reverse lower left in ink); Ōu-nō (reverse lower right in pencil) Further inscriptions: H. sh. (front lower left in ink); Annona sp. (front lower right in pencil) Flow...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

22. NHD52/20

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD52/20
Title:
Japanese persimmon. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
Japanese persimmon Diospyros kaki L.f.; Ebenaceae family Original inscriptions: 鸡心柿 (front lower right in ink); Kai-sum-tseu (reverse lower right in pencil) Further inscriptions: W. Ch. (front lower left in ink); Diospyrus kaki var. (front lower right in pencil) Flowering branch of a Japanes...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

23. NHD52/21

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD52/21
Title:
White Mountain Mussaenda. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
White Mountain Mussaenda Mussaenda L.; Rubiaceae family Original inscriptions: 山白蝉(front lower left in ink); 四月開 (reverse lower left in ink); Shan-pae-shiem (reverse lower right in pencil) Further inscriptions: H. Sh. (front lower left in ink); Mussaenda sp. (front lower right in pencil) Fl...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

24. NHD52/22

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD52/22
Title:
Illustration of a Pimwheel flower. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
Illustration of a Pimwheel flower Tabernaemontana divaricata (L.) R. Br. Ex Roem. & Schult.; Apocynaceae family Further inscriptions: H. Sh. (front lower left, in ink); Nerium divaricatum (front lower right in pencil) Flowering branch of a white pinwheel plant. Nodose light brown branchin...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

25. NHD52/23

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD52/23
Title:
Illustration of an unidentified fruit tree. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
Illustration of an unidentified fruit tree Original inscriptions: 来郎 (front lower left, in ink) Flowering branch of an unidentified fruiting plant. Highly corrugate brown branch, showing numerous small, globular protuberances; two twigs stemming from the main branch. At the apex of each twig,...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

26. NHD52/24

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD52/24
Title:
Morning glory. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
Ipomoea L.; Convolvulaceae family Further inscriptions: Convolvulus longiflora (front lower right, in pencil) Twig of a white morning glory plant. One horizontal, slender, light green twig with two large, hearth-shaped leaves, and flowers. Alternating between the leaves, two large flowers are ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

27. NHD52/25

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD52/25
Title:
Noon flower. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
Noon flower Pentapetes phoenicea L.; Sterculiaceae family Original inscriptions: 午時花 (front lower left, in ink); Further inscriptions: H. Sh. (front lower left, in ink); Pentapetes phoenicea (front lower right, in pencil) Flowering branch of a "noon flower" plant. The twig divides in two ve...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

28. 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

29. 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

30. NHD52/28

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD52/28
Title:
Silver elephant creeper. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
Silver elephant creeper Argyreia nervosa (Burm. F.) Bojer; Convolvulaceae family Further inscriptions: Convolvulus speciose (front lower right in pencil) Flowering twig of a silver elephant creeper plant. One smooth silver-greenish coloured twig, with alternate leaves, one big, green, and hea...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item