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Archive Reference (shelfmark) NHD52-57

171. NHD55/9

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD55/9
Title:
Chinese asparagus. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
Chinese asparagus Asparagus cochinchinensis (Lour.) Merr.; Asparagaceae family Original inscriptions: 天冬 (front lower right in ink); Tien-tong (reverse lower right in pencil) Further inscriptions: W. Ch. (front lower left in ink) Fruiting branchlets of a Chinese asparagus plant. Two stems wi...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

172. NHD55/10

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD55/10
Title:
Ilex. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
Ilex Ilex Tourn. ex L.; Aquifoliaceae family Original inscriptions: 天星 (front lower left in ink) Light brown-orange, woody stem, with alternate elliptic leaves, leaf blade with entire margins. Clustered, small, stellate white flowers, stemming close to the leaves. Lower left: dissected view o...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

173. NHD55/11

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD55/11
Title:
Sweet flag. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
Sweet flag Acorus calamus L.; Acoraceae family Original inscriptions: 菖蒲 (front lower left in ink); 二月開 (reverse lower left in ink); Tcheuong-pōw (reverse lower right in pencil) Further inscriptions: H. Sh. (front lower left in ink) Flowering rhizome of a sweet flag (also called calamus). Lef...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

174. 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

175. NHD55/13

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD55/13
Title:
Illustration of an unidentifed white flower plant. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
Illustration of an unidentifed white flower plant Original inscriptions: 山報碌 (front lower right in ink); 山報碌 Shan-po-loe (reverse lower right in pencil) Further inscriptions: W. Ch. (front lower left in ink) Erect, reddish branch, with large, elliptic dark green leaves; leaf blade with entire...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

176. NHD55/14

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD55/14
Title:
Giant calotrope. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
Giant calotrope Calotropis gigantea (L.) W.T.Aiton; Apocynaceae family Original inscriptions: 四月開 (reverse lower left in ink) Further inscriptions: H. Sh. (front lower left in ink); Asclepias gigantean (reverse lower right in pencil) Erect, nodose, light orange branch, with large opposite le...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

177. NHD55/15

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD55/15
Title:
Illustration of an unidentified white flower plant. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
Illustration of an unidentified white flower plant Original inscriptions: Sam-yiep-sou-hing (reverse lower right in pencil) Further inscriptions: H. Sh. (front lower left in ink) Erect, green branch with elliptic leaves with entire margins and yellow underside. Numerous branchlets stemming la...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

178. 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

179. NHD55/17

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD55/17
Title:
Orange. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
Orange Citrus L.; Rutaceae family Original inscriptions: 山橙 (front lower right in ink); 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 opposite vein...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

180. NHD55/18

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD55/18
Title:
Illustration of an unidentified white flower plant. Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
Illustration of an unidentified white flower plant Original inscriptions: 四月開 (reverse lower left in ink) One erect, green, smooth twig with opposite, large, elliptic leaves with entire margins and opposite veins. At the apex: cyme inflorescence, white funnel-shaped flowers, with five elongate...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Chinese and English
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

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