Begonia grandis and Red Lily
A watercolour drawing from the album PD.132-1973. This is a Chinese export watercolour depicting hardy begonia (Begonia grandis) and red lily. The begonia displays clusters of small pink flowers with yellow centers, accompanied by characteristic asymmetrical leaves with reddish undersides and prominent veining. The red lily shows the typical six-petaled form with recurved orange-red petals and prominent stamens extending from the center, supported by narrow lance-shaped leaves. 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.
Height: 301 mm
Width: 374 mm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1973) by Fairhaven, Henry Rogers Broughton
Chinese
Chinese export art
Chinese export watercolour
Watercolour
White bodycolour
Graphite
Support composed of paper
Watercolour : Watercolour highlighted with white over traces of graphite, on thin paper, tipped in on the cream coloured album sheet
Accession number: PD.132-1973.8
Primary reference Number: 32392
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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