IDENTIFIERS
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id:	317655
accession number:	4205.6

DATE AUDIT
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created:	Monday 4 November 2024
updated:	Thursday 17 July 2025

DESCRIPTIVE DATA
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object type: The composition features a pheasant-tailed jacana (Hydrophasianus chirurgus), distinctively rendered with its characteristic white head and neck, golden nape feathers, chocolate brown body, and dramatic elongated central tail feathers. The bird stands atop a mound with its long blue legs. Instead of depicting the bird at a water side, its preferred habitat and usual setup, the artist painted it on the land instead. The overall brushwork, in particular of the rock and plant, shows evident traces of traditional Chinese painting technique. The illustration combines precise ornithological documentation with artistic interpretation, characteristic of Chinese natural history paintings of this period.
title:	watercolour

LICENSING
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text license status:	CC0
image license status:	CC-BY-NC-SA

OWNERSHIP
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instutition: The Fitzwilliam Museum
department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

STABLE URL
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url:	https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/317655





TECHNIQUES
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watercolour and body colour on pith paper
watercolour


DATING
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culture:	19th Century

CREATORS
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maker: Canton workshop

DIMENSIONS
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dimension: Height
units: mm
value: 184

dimension: Width
units: mm
value: 286