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4541. NHD53/1

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD53/1
Title:
White flower Bauhinia. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
White flower Bauhinia Bauhinia Plum ex L.; Fabaceae family Original inscriptions: 大葉麟甲 (front lower left in ink); 四月開 (reverse lower left in ink); Tai-yuip-lin-hap (reverse lower right in pencil) Further inscriptions: H. Sh. (front lower left in ink) Flowering branch of an white flower Bauhi...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

4542. NHD53/2

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD53/2
Title:
Rourea. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
Rourea Rourea micrphylla (Hook.&Arn.) Planch; Connacareae family Original inscriptions: 山洋桃 (front lower right in ink); 山洋桃 Shan-yeuong-tō (reverse lower right in pencil) Further inscriptions: W.Ch. (front lower left in ink) Flowering branch of a Rourea plant, showing one main erect and...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

4543. NHD53/3

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD53/3
Title:
Melon. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
Melon Cucumis melo L.; Cucurbitaceae family Original inscriptions: 香瓜 (front lower right in ink, attached to page with pin); Further inscriptions: H. Sh. (front lower left in ink) Flowering and fruiting twigs of a melon plant. One main twig curls left to right across the page, with many sec...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

4544. NHD53/4

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD53/4
Title:
Illustration of an unidentified white flower plant. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
Illustration of an unidentified white flower plant Original inscriptions: 五月開 (reverse lower left in ink); 狗毛虫 Kow-mow-tsong (reverse lower right in pencil) Further inscriptions: H. Sh. (front lower left in ink) Flowering branch of an unidentified white flower plant. Left twigs leafless, cen...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

4545. NHD53/5

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD53/5
Title:
Corchorus. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
Corchorus Corchorus L.; Malvaceae family Original inscriptions: 山蔴 (front lower left in ink); 四月開 (reverse lower left in ink); Shan-mā (reverse lower right in pencil) Further inscriptions: H. Sh. (front lower left in ink); Flowering branch of a white flower Corchorus species. Two secondary ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

4546. NHD53/6

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD53/6
Title:
Corchorus. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
Corchorus Corchorus L.; Malvaceae family Original inscriptions: 山蔴 (front lower left in ink); 四月開 (reverse lower left in ink); Shan-mā (reverse lower right in pencil) Further inscriptions: W. Ch. (front lower left in ink) Flowering branch of a white flower Corchorus species plant. Twig of br...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

4547. NHD53/7

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD53/7
Title:
Rangoon creeper. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
Rangoon creeper Combretum indicum L.; Combretaceae family Original inscriptions: 索子 (front lower right in ink); 索子 Soc-tzen (reverse lower right in pencil) Further inscriptions: W. Ch. (front lower left in ink) Flowering branch of a rangoon creeper/ Chinese honeysuckle plant, showing two sma...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

4548. NHD53/8

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD53/8
Title:
Illustration of an unidentified pink flower tree. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
Illustration of an unidentified pink flower tree. Original inscriptions: 飛桃 (front lower left in ink) Flowering branch of an unidentified pink flower Prunus species tree. Woody, light brown brown, with leaves clustered at the apex of each twig, mostly dark green, elliptic-elongated, with serr...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

4549. NHD53/9

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD53/9
Title:
Purple bellflower. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
Purple bellflower. Campanula pyramidalis L.; Campanulaceae family Further inscriptions: W. Ch. (front lower left in ink); Campanula pyramidalis (front lower right in pencil) Flowering twig of a purple bellflower plant. One main twig characterised by emerald green, opposite elliptic leaves wi...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

4550. NHD53/10

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD53/10
Title:
Illustration of an unidentified fuchsia flower plant. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
Illustration of an unidentified fuchsia flower plant Original inscriptions: 米子 (front lower right in ink); 米子 (reverse lower right in pencil) Further inscriptions: Mai-tzen (front lower left in ink) Branch nodose, lower half glaborous, upper half branching out in several twigs, all densely ad...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item