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A flower basket on a guava tree
Assorted flowers in an ornate bamboo basket hanging from a guava tree branch. There are at least five types of flowers in various colours, including pink camelia, white narcissus, blue morning glories and blue iris flowers. The basket is lantern shaped,with openings in the middle showing the flowers inside. The basket is tied to the tree branch with a pink ribbon on the handle and a dark blue tassle with ornamental jade rings dangles beneath.
Previously described as "Flowers in a lantern which hangs from a branch of a fruit tree".
Height: 568 mm
Width: 438 mm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1973) by Fairhaven, Henry Rogers Broughton
18th Century
19th Century
Qing Dynasty
Circa
1700
-
Circa
1899
Support composed of paper
Watercolour : Watercolour and bodycolour on paper
Accession number: PD.255-1973
Primary reference Number: 23097
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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