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A flower basket on a longan tree
Draughtsman: Canton workshop
Assorted flowers in an ornate bamboo basket hanging from a longan tree branch. There are at least five types of flowers in various colours, including pink and purple chrysanthemum, white and pink peonies and purple daisy. The basket is has openings in the middle showing the flowers inside. The handle hangs on the tree branch. Previously described as "flowers in a lantern which hangs from the branch of a fruit tree".
Height: 598 mm
Width: 476 mm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1973) by Fairhaven, Henry Rogers Broughton
19th Century
Production date:
circa
AD 1820
Support composed of paper
Watercolour : Bodycolour on paper
Accession number: PD.262-1973
Primary reference Number: 23104
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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