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4731. NHD56/33

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD56/33
Title:
Water Caltrop. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
Water Caltrop Trapa natans L.; Lythraceae family Original inscriptions: 紅菱角 (front lower left in ink); Hong-lin-kōe (reverse lower right in pencil) Further inscriptions: W. Ch. (front lower left in ink); Trapa bicornis (front lower right in pencil) Depiction of a water chestnut plant seen fr...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

4732. NHD56/34

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD56/34
Title:
Viburnum. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
Viburnum Viburnum L.; Viburnaceae family Original inscriptions: 尖尾鳳 (front lower right in ink); Tchiem-mei-fung (reverse lower right in pencil) Further inscriptions: W. Ch. (front lower left in ink); Viburnum ? (front lower right in pencil) Thick, light green-reddish brach, with opposite nar...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

4733. NHD56/35

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD56/35
Title:
Loquat. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
Loquat Eriobotrya japonica (Thunb.) Lindl.; Rosaceae family Original inscriptions: 蘆橘 (front lower right in ink); Lōu-quat (both front and reverse lower right in pencil) Further inscriptions: W. Ch. (front lower left in ink); Mespilus japonica, Loũ-quāt (front lower right in pencil) Woody, t...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

4734. NHD56/36

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD56/36
Title:
Oriental Raisin Tree. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
Oriental Raisin Tree Hovenia dulcis Thunb.; Rhamnaceae family Original inscriptions: 万字果 (front lower right in ink); 萬字果 (reverse lower right in pencil) Further inscriptions: W. Ch. (front lower left in ink); Hovenia dulcis (both front and reverse lower right in pencil) Woody, brown branch...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

4735. NHD56/37

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD56/37
Title:
Ziziphus. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
Ziziphus Ziziphus Mill; Rhamnaceae family Original inscriptions: 白枣 (front lower right in ink); 白枣 Pae-tsow (reverse lower right in pencil) Further inscriptions: W. Ch. (front lower left in ink); Rhamnus (front lower right in pencil) Erect, nodose branch, with elliptic, dark green alternate ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

4736. NHD56/38

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD56/38
Title:
Strophantus. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
Strophantus Strophanthus caudatus (L.)Kurz; Apocynaceae family Original inscriptions: 羊角礪 (front lower left in ink); 四月開 (reverse lower left in ink); Yeuong-koe-lai (reverse lower right in pencil) Further inscriptions: H. Sh. (front lower left in ink); Echites caudata (front lower right in pe...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

4737. NHD56/39

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD56/39
Title:
Litchi. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
Litchi Litchi chinensis Sonn.; Sapindaceae family Original inscriptions: 掛綠茘极 (front lower right in ink); Qua-loc-loi-tchi (reverse lower right in pencil) Further inscriptions: W. Ch. (front lower left in ink); Dimocarpus litchi (front lower right in pencil) Flowering branch of a litchi plan...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

4738. NHD56/40

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD56/40
Title:
Litchi. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
Litchi Litchi chinensis Sonn.; Sapindaceae family Original inscriptions: 春海棠 (front lower right in ink, attached to page with pin) Further inscriptions: H. Sh. (front lower left in ink); Dimocarpus litchi (front lower right in pencil) Brown, woody branch, tometose, with slender, lanceolate g...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

4739. NHD56/41

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD56/41
Title:
Camellia. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
Camellia Cammelia japonica L.; Theaceae family Further inscriptions: H. Sh. (front lower left in ink); Camellia japonica, sexangularis (front lower right in pencil) Two solitary flowers, with long, leaved twigs. Alternate, elliptic green leaves, entire margins. On the left, flower depicted fr...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

4740. NHD56/42

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD56/42
Title:
Mexican palo verde. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
Mexican palo verde Parkinsonia aculeata L.; Fabaceae family Further inscriptions: H. Sh. (front lower left in ink); Parkinsonia aculeata (front lower right in pencil) Woody, light green branch, with sparse spines; numerous pinnate leaves, stemming from the spines, green and long with lateral ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item