1592995976000 1312637261000 Standard Record object-23126 1756404191738 1756398084000 1756404187668 adlib fitz-online adlib-object-23126 https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/23126 59f46611-4813-3031-bd5c-6ea3f05ffe3d 7 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 rose companion (Lychnis coronata) with butterflies and a dragonfly. The illustration features several stems of Lychnis coronata with characteristic fringed pink flowers that have a flattened, almost carnation-like appearance. Five blooms are visible in various stages of development, displaying the distinctive notched or toothed petal edges typical of this species. The stems feature pairs of opposite, lance-shaped green leaves growing directly from the nodes. A Chinese inscription at the lower left corner reads “jianchun luo剪春羅”, rose companion (Lychnis coronata). Three insects surround the flowers: a large black butterfly with yellow markings (Papilio epius) on the left; a smaller black butterfly with blue and yellow spots on the right; and a delicate dragonfly with blue-green and pink transparent wings in the upper right corner. The painting demonstrates the fine brushwork characteristic of Chinese export art from the late 18th or early 19th century, combining traditional Chinese flower-and-bird painting style and Western botanical illustration. Previously described as “stem with flowers in bud and bloom, surrounded by butterflies and insects”. PD.283-1973 1 accession number PD.283-1973 23126 priref 23126 uri https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/23126 https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/23126 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 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 Height mm 296 Width mm 434 reference term-106241 adlib-term-106241 ad99470e-9e8a-379d-8a5c-f2ab49864f4b bodycolour reference term-97946 adlib-term-97946 388f10ba-526c-32ab-869a-65750eb7faac drawing 1 reference object-23125 adlib-object-23125 1324c196-a443-3d21-96ab-b3cb3564f51c

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