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Hatsune (The First Warbler): PD.30-1985

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Hatsune (The First Warbler)

Maker(s)

Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

A scene from 'The Tale of Genji' (description from the Messel-Rosse inventory)

Notes

History note: Colonel Leonard C. Messel (1872-1953); his daughter Anne, Countess of Rosse (1902-1992)

Legal notes

Bought with a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund and a gift from The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum

Measurements and weight

470mm across longest aspect, 180mm diameter, 215mm between the lowest points, 220mm height (from line between lowest points to centre top)

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1985) by Countess of Rosse, Anne

Techniques used in production

Watercolour

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.30-1985
Primary reference Number: 126470
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 31 May 2022 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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