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Lesser Bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea minor)
Height: 250 mm
Width: 337 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 on pith paper, laid down with with strips of blue silk-covered paper
Accession number: 4171.5
Primary reference Number: 185667
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2025) "Lesser Bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea minor)" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/185667 Accessed: 2025-04-01 14:37:07
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