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4591. NHD53/51

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD53/51
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, nodose, brown branch, with a green and smooth twig on top. On the green section of the branch, a cluster of opposite leaves, quite lar...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

4592. NHD53/52

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD53/52
Title:
Illustration of an unidentified red flower plant. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
Illustration of an unidentified red flower plant Original inscriptions: Heuong-tchew (reverse lower right in pencil) Further inscriptions: W. Ch. (front lower left in ink) One main branch of grey-brown colour, with several leafy twigs on the upper part, branching out laterally at each side, a...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

4593. NHD53/53

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD53/53
Title:
Pink Lime-Berry. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
Pink Lime-Berry Clausena cf excavata Burm.f.; Rutaceae family Original inscriptions: 山黄皮 (front lower right in ink); Shan-wong-fei (reverse lower right in pencil) Further inscriptions: W. Ch. (front lower left in ink) Flowering branch of a pink lime-berry plant. One erect branch, from which ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

4594. NHD53/54

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD53/54
Title:
Japanese Maesa. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
Japanese Maesa Maesajaponica (Thunb.) Moritzi ex Zoll.; Primulaceae family Original inscriptions: 山桂花 (front lower right in ink); 山桂 Shan-qaui-fa (reverse lower right in pencil) Further inscriptions: W. Ch. (front lower left in ink) One erect light brown branch, with numerous alternate and o...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

4595. NHD54

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD54
Title:
Album of Chinese plant illustrations, covers only
Scope & Content:
Original binding and covers for NHD54. See individual records for NHD54/1-53 for contents. On inside cover inscribed in Latin: 'This book contains sixty pictures'. Also inscribed: 'Wan Teheun' (perhaps name of artist or patron?). Individual watercolours removed from original covers in 2014. O...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

4596. NHD54/1

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD54/1
Title:
Illustration of an unidentified yellow flower plant. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
Illustration of an unidentified yellow flower plant. Original inscriptions: 山木香 (front lower left in ink) Further inscriptions: H. Sh. (front lower left in ink) Flowering branch of an unidentified yellow flower pod producing plant. Widely branching out, densely leaved with few inflorescences ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

4597. NHD54/2

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD54/2
Title:
Chinese New Year Flower. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
Chinese New Year Flower Pierisjaponica (Thunb.) D.Don. Ex G.Don; Ericaceae family Original inscriptions: 吊鐘 (front lower left in ink); 二月開 (reverse lower left in ink); Tew-tchung-fa (reverse lower right in pencil) Further inscriptions: H. Sh. (front lower left in ink); Andromeda japonica (fro...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

4598. NHD54/3

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD54/3
Title:
Buddhist Pine. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
Buddhist Pine Podocarpusmacrophyllus (Thunb.) Sweet; Podocarpaceae family Original inscriptions: 羅漢松 (front lower left in ink); : 羅漢松 Lo-hon-tsong (reverse lower right in pencil) Further inscriptions: W. Ch. (front lower left in ink); Taxus sp. (front lower right in pencil) Flowering branch ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

4599. NHD54/4

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD54/4
Title:
Grapevine. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
Grapevine Vitis L.; Vitaceae family Original inscriptions: 山菩提 (front lower left in ink); 金 (reverse lower right in pencil) Further inscriptions: H. Sh. (front lower left in ink); Vitis sp. (front lower right in pencil) Flowering twigs of a grape plant. Two green tendrils branch out from the...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

4600. NHD54/5

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD54/5
Title:
Ti plant. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
Ti plant Cordyline Comm.ex R.Br.; Asparagaceae family Original inscriptions: 鐵树 (front lower right in ink); 鐵树　二月花 Teit-shew (reverse lower right in pencil) Further inscriptions: W. Ch. (front lower left in ink); Dracaena ferrea (front lower right in pencil) Flowering branch of a Ti plant. ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item