1592995977000 1312637261000 Standard Record object-23108 1756404190742 1756396095000 1756404187391 adlib fitz-online adlib-object-23108 https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/23108 1d50f666-b854-381e-a1f6-2d3f8deaad14 10 reference term-97946 adlib-term-97946 388f10ba-526c-32ab-869a-65750eb7faac drawing reference term-147663 adlib-term-147663 dba3a4f7-8557-3dcb-9f8c-448db099b329 Broughton Collection reference term-106206 adlib-term-106206 da969d02-66a2-3e51-8dde-d1d8613f2ff6 paper Support Paintings, Drawings and Prints This is a Chinese export watercolour depicting two mandarin ducks (Aix galericulata) by a lotus pond. The male duck, standing on the ground by the pond, displays its characteristic ornate plumage with distinctive brown, blue, and white markings, while the female in the water shows more subdued brown colouring with scaled patterns. Both birds are rendered with careful attention to their distinctive features, including the male's decorative crest and the female's more modest patterning. The scene features a prominent pink lotus flower in full bloom at the right side, accompanied by large round lotus leaves (lily pads) in rich green with visible vein patterns. The water is depicted with a stylized wave pattern in pale blue-grey tones. The ground is depicted in subtle earth tones with mossy dots. The painting uses fine, detailed brushwork typical of Chinese export art from the late 18th or early 19th century, combining traditional Chinese bird-and-flower painting style with Western watercolour. Previously described as “waterlilies and two ducks, one in the water, the other on the land”. PD.266-1973 1 accession number PD.266-1973 23108 priref 23108 uri https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/23108 https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/23108 reference agent-149638 adlib-agent-149638 7376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8 The Fitzwilliam Museum reference agent-43290 adlib-agent-43290 9e208d53-170d-3efe-a3e3-34f99563d005 Fairhaven, Henry Rogers Broughton 1973 1973 1973 bequeathed 1820 1820 circa 1820 draughtsman reference agent-209819 adlib-agent-209819 9e33662d-f007-37cf-b08a-3b352982e58d Canton workshop reference term-106853 adlib-term-106853 25492eb4-1164-35eb-8dce-3601486f3415 19th Century reference term-128516 adlib-term-128516 a7e60cca-458e-39da-9d9f-07698e4158eb literal China China country literal Guangzhou Guangzhou region Guangzhou Height mm 404 Width mm 572 reference term-106211 adlib-term-106211 a643b236-c3c1-3854-ba79-8c4da8aa6dfc watercolour reference term-106241 adlib-term-106241 ad99470e-9e8a-379d-8a5c-f2ab49864f4b bodycolour reference media-189045 adlib-media-189045 53c6023a-a65d-34c3-9022-0ffe61d905ee jpeg pdp/pdp67/PD_266_1973_CE.jpg 1 height pixels 724 width pixels 1024 1742596905802 1 image jpeg pdp/pdp67/mid_PD_266_1973_CE.jpg 1 height pixels 354 width pixels 500 1742596905802 1 image jpeg pdp/pdp67/PD_266_1973_CE.jpg 1 height pixels 724 width pixels 1024 1742596905802 1 image jpeg pdp/pdp67/preview_PD_266_1973_CE.jpg 1 height pixels 177 width pixels 250 1742596905802 1 image 0 media image reference media-4093305642 portfolio portfolio-media-4093305642 4b231ab6-c18e-3c61-87a4-3ec57c99ade0 jpeg portfolio/F25982D9_7CB9_CFFF_028E_8BBFC531887C/592/384/large_PD_266_1973_mas.jpg 1 height pixels 768 width pixels 1024 1537155745000 1 image jpeg portfolio/F25982D9_7CB9_CFFF_028E_8BBFC531887C/592/384/mid_PD_266_1973_mas.jpg 1 height pixels 375 width pixels 500 1537155745000 1 image PD.266-1973_mas.tif 1537155745000 1 1 image jpeg portfolio/F25982D9_7CB9_CFFF_028E_8BBFC531887C/592/384/preview_PD_266_1973_mas.jpg 1 height pixels 188 width pixels 250 1537155745000 1 image pyramid tiff portfolio/F25982D9_7CB9_CFFF_028E_8BBFC531887C/592/384/PD_266_1973_mas.ptif 1 height pixels 4008 width pixels 5344 1537155745000 1 image 1 media image reference term-97946 adlib-term-97946 388f10ba-526c-32ab-869a-65750eb7faac drawing reference agent-149638 adlib-agent-149638 7376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8 The Fitzwilliam Museum reference term-8815 adlib-term-8815 d3abddec-eb50-3239-8d87-7fe37b5dee27 Chinese reference term-147625 adlib-term-147625 2914c5fd-f9db-331c-b324-afa3257924e0 Chinese export art reference term-58201 adlib-term-58201 16bd0e86-9f1c-3718-b3c8-1fb4dd03c3a6 plant literal plant plant

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