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Reference (shelfmark):: NHD57/45
Title:: Illustration of an unidentified white flower plant. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:: Illustration of an unidentified white flower plant Original inscriptions: 圓-青香 (front lower left in ink, second character unintelligible); Yeun-yiep-tsing-heuong (front lower right in pencil) Further inscriptions: H. Sh. (front lower left in ink) Erect, slender, smooth green branch with mostl...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Chinese and English
Date Range:: c 1800
Extent:: 1 Item

Reference (shelfmark):: NHD57/46
Title:: Michelia. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:: Michelia Magnolia champaca (L.) Baill. ex Pierre; Magnoliaceae Original inscriptions: : 洋狗牙花 (front lower left in ink); Woody, greyish branch, with lanteral branchlets. Long, elliptic lanceolate leaves, with entire margins, slighly ondulate. Some leaves show signs of decay. Numerous solitary...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Chinese and English
Date Range:: c 1800
Extent:: 1 Item

Reference (shelfmark):: NHD57/47
Title:: Litchi. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:: Litchi Litchi chinensis Sonn.; Sapindaceae family Original inscriptions: 黑葉茘枝 (front lower right in ink); 黑葉茘枝 Hai-yiep-li-tchi (reverse lower right in pencil) Further inscriptions: W. Ch. (front lower left in ink); Dimocarpus litchi (front lower right in pencil) Brown, woody branch, tometos...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Chinese and English
Date Range:: c 1800
Extent:: 1 Item

Reference (shelfmark):: NHD57/48
Title:: Chloranthus. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:: Chloranthus Chloranthus spicatus (Thunb.) Makino; Chlorantaceae family Original inscriptions: 鸡瓜蘭 (front lower left in ink); 五月開 (reverse lower left in ink); Kai-tchaw-lan (reverse lower right in pencil) Further inscriptions: H. Sh. (front lower left in ink) Thick, light green branch, with o...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Chinese and English
Date Range:: c 1800
Extent:: 1 Item

Reference (shelfmark):: NHD57/49
Title:: Tung-oil tree. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:: Tung-oil tree Vernicia cordata (Thunb.) Airy Shaw; Euphorbiaceae family Original inscriptions: 白油子 (front lower left in ink); 四月開 (reverse lower left in ink); Pae-yow-tzeu (reverse lower right in pencil) Further inscriptions: H. Sh. (front lower left in ink) Thick, light green, erect branch...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Chinese and English
Date Range:: c 1800
Extent:: 1 Item

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