Orange Lilies and Rockroses
A watercolour drawing from the album PD.132-1973. This is a Chinese export watercolour depicting two orange-red lilies and a bunch of rockroses. There are two fully bloomed lilies with six red petals each, and prominent stamens extending from the center. The flowers are shown from different angles, with one facing more toward the viewer and another positioned higher and to the right. The lilies have long, curving leaves radiating from the base. At the lower left corner, there are clusters of white flowers. Each has five white petals, tinged at the edges with pale pink, and a central corona of yellow stamens. The painting demonstrates the fine brushwork characteristic of Chinese export art from the late 18th or early 19th century, combing traditional Chinese flower-and-bird painting style and Western botanical illustration.
Height: 300 mm
Width: 378 mm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1973) by Fairhaven, Henry Rogers Broughton
Chinese
Chinese export art
Chinese export watercolour
Support composed of paper
Watercolour : Watercolour and white on thin paper, tipped in on the cream coloured album sheet
Accession number: PD.132-1973.5
Primary reference Number: 32389
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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