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A flower basket on a lychee tree
Assorted flowers in an ornate bamboo basket hanging from a lychee tree branch. There are at least seven types of flowers in various colours, including white magnolia, white peonies, white hydrangea, orange chrysanthemum and pink roses. The basket is lantern shaped,with openings in the middle showing the flowers inside. A dark blue ribbon with a tassle ties the basket handle on the tree branch.
Previously described as "Flowers in a lantern which hangs from a branch of a fruit tree".
Height: 566 mm
Width: 440 mm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1973) by Fairhaven, Henry Rogers Broughton
18th Century
Qing Dynasty
19th Century
Circa
1700
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Circa
1899
Support composed of paper
Watercolour : Watercolour and bodycolour on paper
Accession number: PD.254-1973
Primary reference Number: 23096
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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