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4571. NHD53/31

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD53/31
Title:
Longan. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
Longan Dimocarpus longan Lour.; Sapindaceae family Original inscriptions: 园眼 (front lower right in ink); Yeun-ngān (reverse lower right in pencil) Further inscriptions: W. Ch. (front lower left in ink) One sinuous and nodose twig, dark brown and greyish in colour, with two light green pedicel...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

4572. NHD53/32

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD53/32
Title:
Illustration of an unidentified white flower plant. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
Illustration of an unidentified white flower plant One scaly, nodose light brown branch, with an erect, light green twig on top. At the top of the twig, a cluster of obovate leaves, with entire margins and alternate veins. Three leaves are of lighter green colour. Corymb inflorescence peak out ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

4573. NHD53/33

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD53/33
Title:
Illustration of an unidentified Rutaceae fruit plant. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
Illustration of an unidentified Rutaceae fruit plant Rutaceae family Original inscriptions: 山柚 (front lower left in ink); 四月開; Shan-yōw (reverse lower left in ink); (reverse lower right in pencil) Further inscriptions: H. Sh. (front lower left in ink) One brown, smooth branch with alternate ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

4574. NHD53/34

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD53/34
Title:
Scarlet milkweed. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
Scarlet milkweed Asclepias curassavica L.; Asclepiadaceae family Further inscriptions: W. Ch. (front lower left in ink); Asclepias curassavica (reverse lower right in pencil) Flowering branch of a scarlet milkweed plant. One erect twig with opposite oblanceolate leaves; dark green with altern...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

4575. NHD53/35

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD53/35
Title:
Heliotrope. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
Heliotrope Heliotropium Tourn. exL.; Boraginaceae family Original inscriptions: 地芥 (front lower right in ink); 地芥 Tei-Kai (reverse lower right in pencil) Further inscriptions: W. Ch. (front lower left in ink) Flowering branch of a white Boraginaceae family plant, possibly Heliotropium specie...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

4576. NHD53/36

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD53/36
Title:
Heliotrope. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
Heliotrope Heliotropium Tourn. ex L.; Boraginaceae family Original inscriptions: 天芥菜 (front lower right in ink); Tein-Kai-Tsoi (reverse lower right in pencil) Further inscriptions: W. Ch. (front lower left in ink); Tournefortia (reverse lower right in pencil) Flowering branch of a lilac Bora...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

4577. NHD53/37

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD53/37
Title:
Illustration of an unidentified white flower plant. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
Illustration of an unidentified white flower plant Further inscriptions: W. Ch. (front lower left in ink); Anonyma (reverse lower right in pencil) One erect green branch, with alternate green, lanceolate leaves; leaf blade with cordate margins and alternate golden veins. Two small, sketched co...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

4578. NHD53/38

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD53/38
Title:
Chinese Hawthorn. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
Chinese Hawthorn Crataegus pinnatifida Bunge; Rosaceae family Original inscriptions: 山查 (front lower right in ink); 山查 Shan-tcha (reverse lower right in pencil) Further inscriptions: W. Ch. (front lower left in ink) One erect, nodose, dark brown branch, with several alternate, elliptic leave...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

4579. NHD53/39

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD53/39
Title:
Illustration of an unidentified white flower plant. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
Illustration of an unidentified white flower plant Original inscriptions: 螗蜍勒 (front lower right in ink); Kum-Keui-lai (reverse lower right in pencil) Further inscriptions: W. Ch. (front lower left in ink) One brown-greyish twig, with several secondary twigs branching out laterally at each si...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

4580. NHD53/40

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD53/40
Title:
Illustration of an unidentified Fabaceae plant. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
Illustration of an unidentified Fabaceae plant Further inscriptions: Loc-Koc (front lower right in pencil) Flowering branch of an unidentified Fabaceae plant. Nodose, dark brown branches. On the left: compound even-pinnate leaves; leaf blade elliptic, with dark pinnate lateral veins departing ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item