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Woman putting flowers in her hair
Sunqua (Attributed)
Height: 365 mm
Width: 256 mm
Method of acquisition: Given (1909) by Bothamley, Rev. H.
Export album made for the Western market
Chinese
Chinese export art
Chinese export watercolour
Watercolour
Bodycolour
White highlights
Ink
Support composed of pith paper
Drawing : Watercolour, bodycolour, and ink with heightening in white, gold and silver on pith paper, laid down with with strips of blue silk-covered paper
Accession number: 4165.7
Primary reference Number: 185621
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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