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NHD53/5
- Record Id:
- 041-003272495
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003272438
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100028181659.0x000b5b
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- NHD53/5
- Title:
-
Corchorus. Artist(s): Unknown.
- Scope & Content:
-
Corchorus
Corchorus L.; Malvaceae family
Original inscriptions: 山蔴 (front lower left in ink); 四月開 (reverse lower left in ink); Shan-mā (reverse lower right in pencil)
Further inscriptions: H. Sh. (front lower left in ink);
Flowering branch of a white flower Corchorus species. Two secondary twigs stem from a main nodose dark brown branch. Left twig with clustered pale green-yellowish leaves, right twig with clustered green leaves. Leaves are elliptic with entire margins and pinnate darker coloured veins. Terminal corymb inflorescences, on the left twig with bloomed white flowers; on the right twig with green buds. Flowers have oblong petals, with yellow stamens between each petal, and one big style and round stigma protruding well beyond the corolla. Bottom centre: illustration of a dissected flower, including pedicel, ovary and style with globose stigma, and five oblong petals, white with yellow marks (possibly stamens).
Any further details: The same plant is depicted in a different format in NHD53/6.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Project / Collection:
- Natural History Drawings
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003272438
040-003272490
041-003272495 - Is part of:
- NHD52-57 : NHD52-57 Six volumes of plant illustrations comprising 309 watercolour drawings of Chinese plants, mostly flowering shoots natural…
NHD53 : Album of Chinese plant illustrations, covers only
NHD53/5 : Corchorus. Artist(s): Unknown. - Hierarchy:
- 032-003272438[0002]/040-003272490[0005]/041-003272495
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: NHD52-57
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 Item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Chinese
English - Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Styles:
- Chinese school
- Start Date:
- 1800
- End Date:
- 1800
- Date Range:
- c 1800
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Physical Characteristics:
-
Medium: watercolour
Measurements: 29.5x33.5cm
- Material Type:
- Prints, Drawings and Paintings
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Subjects:
- Plants
- Places:
- China, Asia