IDENTIFIERS
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id:	317656
accession number:	4205.12

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 varied arrangement of flowers including a pink camellia with layered petals at the center, red spider lilies (Lycoris radiata) with their distinctive curved stamens, white hawthorn, purple bellflowers (Campanula), and yellow flowers at the far right. Each flower is depicted with its characteristic foliage and natural growth patterns. The artwork shows meticulous attention to botanical details, particularly in the rendering of leaf structures, the delicate flower petals, and the distinctive features of each species. The illustration combines scientific accuracy with artistic composition, characteristic of Chinese natural history paintings of this period. This piece exemplifies the careful observation and technical precision typical of Chinese export watercolours, with particular attention paid to the accurate depiction of both primary blooms and secondary floral elements.
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/317656





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: 183

dimension: Width
units: mm
value: 295