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NHD54/39
- Record Id:
- 041-003272584
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003272438
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100028181659.0x000bb4
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- NHD54/39
- Title:
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Japanese pittostorum. Artist(s): Unknown.
- Scope & Content:
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Japanese pittostorum
Pittosporum tobira (Thunb.) W.T.Aiton; Pittosporaceae family
Original inscriptions: 海桐 (front lower left in ink); 三月開 (reverse lower left in ink); Hoi-tung (reverse lower right in pencil)
Further inscriptions: H. Sh. (front lower left in ink)
Woody, light brown branch, dividing into two, with several smaller branchlets at the top. At the apex of each branchlet: a cluster of leaves, spirally arranged. Leaf blade elliptic, dark green with entire magine and one thick longitudinal yellow vein and reticulate dark veins across the leaf surface. In the middle of each leaves cluster: umbel-like inflorescence with numerous, small, stellate white flowers. Sketched dark stamens visible between petals on some of the flowers. Lower left: dissected view of five stamens, flower pedicel with sepals and pistil in light green, and five elongated white petals. Lower right: small stem bearing fruits surrounded by leaves. Fruit berry slightly elongated, light green, with three ridges. One berry dissected showing white flesh and internal seed, which is depicted dissected on the further right. Seed is white, elongated and thin with pointy end.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Project / Collection:
- Natural History Drawings
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003272438
040-003272545
041-003272584 - Is part of:
- NHD52-57 : NHD52-57 Six volumes of plant illustrations comprising 309 watercolour drawings of Chinese plants, mostly flowering shoots natural…
NHD54 : Album of Chinese plant illustrations, covers only
NHD54/39 : Japanese pittostorum. Artist(s): Unknown. - Hierarchy:
- 032-003272438[0003]/040-003272545[0039]/041-003272584
- 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:
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Medium: watercolour
Measurements: 29.7x33.4cm
- Material Type:
- Prints, Drawings and Paintings
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Subjects:
- Plants
- Places:
- China, Asia