Silver Pheasants (Lophura nycthemera), by Youqua

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Album. Birds. Silver Pheasants (Lophura nycthemera). The male (cock) in profile in the foreground, with the female (hen) behind. Youqua (Chinese, ac.1840-1870). Watercolour, bodycolour and ink with heightening in white on pith paper, laid down with with strips of blue silk-covered paper. Height 250 mm, width 337 mm. Part album containing 12 watercolours on pith paper, 4171. Production Note: Export album made for the Western market.

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Accession Number: 4171(1)
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Photographer name: Amy Jugg
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Captured: 2011:06:15 15:28:40

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19th Century album birds Chinese Fitz_PDP ornithological ornithology paper pheasant pith paper silver pheasants Youqua

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