IDENTIFIERS
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id:	185667
accession number:	4171.5

DATE AUDIT
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created:	Tuesday 11 October 2011
updated:	Thursday 28 August 2025

DESCRIPTIVE DATA
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object type: A watercolour drawing from the album 4171. This image depicts a lesser bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea minor) perched on a branch. The bird exhibits the plumage characteristic of male birds-of-paradise, with a distinctive iridescent green-blue head and throat, warm golden-yellow body coloration transitioning to rich chestnut-brown wings and back. The most remarkable features are the bird's elaborate white flank feathers that cascade in graceful curves and long, wire-like tail streamers that extend dramatically from the body. The bird is positioned on a branch with drooping, needle-like foliage rendered in soft green tones, possibly representing tropical coniferous or fine-leaved vegetation typical of the bird's natural habitat. The painting demonstrates the fine brushwork characteristic of Chinese export art from the late 18th or early 19th century, combining ornithological documentation and traditional Chinese flower-and-bird painting style.
title:	drawing

LICENSING
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text license status:	CC0
image license status:	CC-BY-NC-SA

OWNERSHIP
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instutition: The Fitzwilliam Museum
department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

STABLE URL
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url:	https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/185667





TECHNIQUES
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watercolour, bodycolour and ink with heightening in white on pith paper, laid down with with strips of blue silk-covered paper
drawing

CATEGORIES
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category: drawing

DATING
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culture:	19th Century

CREATORS
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maker: Youqua

DIMENSIONS
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dimension: Height
units: mm
value: 250

dimension: Width
units: mm
value: 337



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