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NHD53/39
- Record Id:
- 041-003272529
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003272438
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100028181659.0x000b7d
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- NHD53/39
- Title:
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Illustration of an unidentified white flower plant. Artist(s): Unknown.
- Scope & Content:
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Illustration of an unidentified white flower plant
Original inscriptions: 螗蜍勒 (front lower right in ink); Kum-Keui-lai (reverse lower right in pencil)
Further inscriptions: W. Ch. (front lower left in ink)
One brown-greyish twig, with several secondary twigs branching out laterally at each side. Secondary twigs densely adorned with leaves; leaves are lanceolate, with entire margins and golden alternate veins. Leaves are mostly green, with three yellowish on the lower left twiglet, one almost completely eaten out. Two flowers stem from the nodes of the leaves. On the upper left twiglet, small green buds, a few slightly open buds with white petals visible. On the lower right twiglet, buds, sepals, and two bloomed flowers, showing long white petals and green filaments with yellow anthers. Lower left: dissected view of the petals, one green style, six stamens, and sepals and pedicel.
Any further details: Pencil underdrawings visible.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Project / Collection:
- Natural History Drawings
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003272438
040-003272490
041-003272529 - 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
NHD53/39 : Illustration of an unidentified white flower plant. Artist(s): Unknown. - Hierarchy:
- 032-003272438[0002]/040-003272490[0039]/041-003272529
- 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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- Appointment required to view these records. Please consult Asian and African Studies Print Room staff.
- Physical Characteristics:
-
Medium: watercolour
Measurements: 29.1x32.9cm
- Material Type:
- Prints, Drawings and Paintings
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Subjects:
- Plants
- Places:
- China, Asia