1676916143000 1727275284000 Standard Record object-317601 1756404190684 1756402284000 1756404187383 adlib fitz-online adlib-object-317601 https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/317601 0e57181b-be2e-31dd-b2ea-00fd2e76c61b 4 reference term-104347 adlib-term-104347 6f889102-d744-3f3f-9cd4-9df0dbce5586 album reference term-132599 adlib-term-132599 1694e3a8-e992-3067-93ce-0cab953fe146 pith paper Support Paintings, Drawings and Prints A watercolour drawing from the album 4205. The composition features a central arrangement of pink camellia flowers with layered petals, showing skillful use of white body colour to create depth and dimension. These lush camellias are surrounded by bright yellow squash blossoms with their distinctive star-shaped flowers and characteristic vine leaves. The insects include a striking black butterfly with orange-red markings in the upper left, which appears to be a Chinese windmill butterfly (Byasa plutonius), characterized by its distinctive wing pattern. A delicately rendered bee is positioned in the upper right corner of the composition.The artwork shows meticulous attention to botanical and entomological details, particularly in the rendering of the camellia's complex petal structure and the butterfly's wing patterns. The green leaves are depicted with careful attention to their natural veination and different shapes typical of both camellia and squash plants. The illustration combines scientific accuracy with artistic composition, characteristic of Chinese natural history paintings of this period. 4205.3 1 accession number 4205.3 317601 priref 317601 uri https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/317601 https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/317601 reference agent-149638 adlib-agent-149638 7376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8 The Fitzwilliam Museum reference agent-206946 adlib-agent-206946 940ac314-c3d8-3f05-82af-9c5a910544cf De Vitré, John Durham Denis de 1942 1942 1942 given 1800 1800 1800 circa 1800 1880 1 1880 1880 circa 1880 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 190 Width mm 290 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

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