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040-003272599 Project / Collection Natural History Drawings

1. NHD55

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD55
Title:
Album of Chinese plant illustrations, covers only
Scope & Content:
Original covers and binding of NHD55. See individual entries for NHD55/1-47 for contents. Inscribed on the inner back cover in pencil (in Latin): 'This book contains fifty pictures'. Individual watercolours removed from original covers in 2014. One of six volumes of plant illustrations compr...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

2. NHD55/1

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD55/1
Title:
Orchid. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
Orchid Orchidaceae family Original inscriptions: 雞及 (front lower right in ink); 玄及 (front lower right in pencil); 雞及 (reverse lower right in pencil) Further inscriptions: W. Ch. (front lower left in ink); Orchidea (reverse lower right in pencil) Flowering bulb of an unidentified orchid plant...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

3. NHD55/31

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD55/31
Title:
Orchid. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
Orchid Orchidaceae family Original inscriptions: 金枝玉-蘭 (front lower left in ink, fourth character unintelligible); 五月開 (reverse lower left in ink); Kum-tzen-youe-yiep-lan (reverse lower right in pencil) Further inscriptions: H. Sh. (front lower left in ink) Four, lanceolate, dark green, basa...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

4. NHD55/39

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD55/39
Title:
Epidendrum. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
Epidendrum Epidendrum L.; Orchidaceae family Original inscriptions: 草蘭 (front lower right in ink); Tchow-lan (reverse lower right in pencil) Further inscriptions: W. Ch. (front lower left in ink) Flowering unidentified Epidendrum reddish orchid. Five long, sword-like basal leaves, with longi...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

5. NHD55/40

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD55/40
Title:
Orchid. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
Orchid Orchidaceae family Original inscriptions: 星蘭 (front lower left in ink); 二月開 (reverse lower left in ink); Mue-lan (reverse lower right in pencil) Further inscriptions: H. Sh. (front lower left in ink) Flowering stem of an unidentified lilac orchid. Four dark green, sword-like basal lea...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. NHD55/12

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD55/12
Title:
Zanthoxylum. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
Zanthoxylum Zanthoxylum L.; Rutaceae family Original inscriptions: 五葉蘭 (front lower left in ink); 五月開 (reverse lower left in ink); Ung-Yeip-lan (reverse lower right in pencil) Further inscriptions: H. Sh. (front lower left in ink) Erect, woody and rugose, light brown branch, with two green, ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

10. NHD55/16

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD55/16
Title:
Orange. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
Orange Citrus L.; Rutaceae family Original inscriptions: 山橙 (front lower right in ink); 山橙 Shan-tchong (reverse lower right in pencil) Further inscriptions: W. Ch. (front lower left in ink) Erect, brown branch with opposite elliptic-lanceolate green leaves, with entire margins and alternate ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

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