Three phoenixes
Translated as: Three Ho-o birds, ?[pawlonias] and bamboo
Three Ho-o birds, paulownia and bamboo (description from the Messel-Rosse inventory)
History note: Colonel Leonard C. Messel (1872-1953); his daughter Anne, Countess of Rosse (1902-1992)
Bought with a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund and a gift from The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum
Method of acquisition: Bought (1985) by Countess of Rosse, Anne
19th Century
1800
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1900
Watercolour : Gold and colours
Accession number: PD.108-1985
Primary reference Number: 126094
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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