1592995976000 1312637261000 Standard Record object-23127 1756404191017 1756398122000 1756404187500 adlib fitz-online adlib-object-23127 https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/23127 58e29545-d74e-3746-8f4d-6c6983f3a59c 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 Crossandra infundibuliformis (firecracker flower or orange marmalade). The illustration features a tall branching stem with several clusters of small orange-red flowers at the terminal ends. The flowers display the characteristic tubular form of Crossandra, with four or five flattened petals arranged in clusters at the top of the stems. The plant shows typical Crossandra foliage with opposite, ovate leaves that have prominent venation and slightly serrated edges, rendered in various shades of green. In the lower left corner is a single detached flower shown in detail, displaying the characteristic flattened, fan-like form of Crossandra blooms in orange with visible stamens extending from the center. The stems are painted in green with natural branching patterns, and the overall composition shows the plant's typical upright growth habit with terminal flower clusters. The leaves are arranged in opposite pairs along the stems, showing the glossy texture and prominent veining characteristic of this tropical flowering plant. A Chinese inscription written in pencil at the lower left corner reads “shan yumeiren山虞美人”, common poppy (Papaver rhoeas). 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 “study of flowering shrub”. PD.284-1973 1 accession number PD.284-1973 23127 priref 23127 uri https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/23127 https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/23127 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 Height mm 419 Width mm 518 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 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-147704 adlib-term-147704 fba0aee4-172e-38d0-93df-2363af8dbf76 Chinese export watercolour reference term-58201 adlib-term-58201 16bd0e86-9f1c-3718-b3c8-1fb4dd03c3a6 plant literal plant plant

reference term-97946 adlib-term-97946 388f10ba-526c-32ab-869a-65750eb7faac drawing

drawing watercolour and bodycolour on paper reference term-106211 adlib-term-106211 a643b236-c3c1-3854-ba79-8c4da8aa6dfc watercolour object OBJECT