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4691. NHD55/42

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD55/42
Title:
Orchid. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
Orchid Orchidaceae family Original inscriptions: 合足蘭 (front lower right in ink, attached to page with pin) Further inscriptions: H. Sh. (front lower left in ink) Flowering stem of an unidentified yellow-orange orchid. Long, thin, erect stem, with numerous lateral lanceolate leaves. At the ap...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

4692. NHD55/43

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD55/43
Title:
Huodendron. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
Huodendron Huodendron Rehder; Styracaceae family Original inscriptions: 山茉莉 (front lower left in ink); 五月開 (reverse lower left in ink); Shan-mout-li- (reverse lower right in pencil) Further inscriptions: H. Sh. (front lower left in ink) Woody and nodose brown branch. Alternate and opposite l...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

4693. NHD55/44

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD55/44
Title:
Orchid. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
Orchid Orchidaceae family Original inscriptions: 石吊蘭 (front lower left in ink); Sheae-tew-lan (reverse lower right in pencil) Further inscriptions: H. Sh. (front lower left in ink) Flowering stem of a pink orchid plant. Long, thick, pale brown-pink root with numerous hairy rootlets and gree...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

4694. NHD55/45

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD55/45
Title:
Mulberry. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
Mulberry Morus alba L.; Moraceae family Original inscriptions: 桑 (front lower right in ink); 桑 (reverse lower left in pencil); -桑 Song-shen (reverse lower right in pencil; first character unintelligible) Further inscriptions: W, Ch. (front lower left in ink) Fruiting branch of a mulberry pla...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

4695. NHD55/46

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD55/46
Title:
Pothos. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
Pothos Pothos L.; Araceae family Original inscriptions: 石莲 (front lower right in ink); 石 (front lower right in pencil); Sheae-lin (reverse lower right in pencil) Further inscriptions: W. Ch. (front lower left in ink) Thick, yellow-green segmented twig, with alternate ensiform leaves, leaves ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

4696. NHD55/47

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD55/47
Title:
Mandarin Orange. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
Mandarin Orange Citrus reticulata Blanco L.; Rutaceae family Original inscriptions: 柑 (front lower right in ink); Kum (reverse lower right in pencil) Further inscriptions: W. Ch. (front lower left in ink) Flowering and fruiting branch of a mandarin tree. Woody, dark brown-reddish and greyish ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

4697. NHD55/48

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD55/48
Title:
Orchid. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
Orchid Orchidaceae family Further inscriptions: W. Ch. (front lower left in ink); Orchidiea (reverse lower right in pencil) Flowering stem of an unidentified yellow-purple flower orchid. Leafless pale pink pseudo-bulb, round with small and faint pale pink rootlets; two short and narrow orange...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

4698. NHD56

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD56
Title:
Album of Chinese plant illustrations, covers only
Scope & Content:
Original covers and binding of NHD56. See individual entries for NHD56/1-56 for contents. No inscriptions. Individual watercolours removed from original covers in 2014. One of six volumes of plant illustrations comprising in all 309 water-colour drawings of Chinese plants, mostly flowering sh...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

4699. NHD56/1

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD56/1
Title:
Sweet flag. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
Sweet flag Acoruscalamus L.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

4700. NHD56/2

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD56/2
Title:
Illustration of an unidentified white flower plant. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
Illustration of an unidentified white flower plant Original inscriptions: Pun-Pō (reverse lower right in pencil) Further inscriptions: H. Sh. (front lower left in ink) Flowering branch of an unidentified white flower plant. Dark brown, woody branch, with numerous alternate and clustered leave...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item