Swallow-tail Butterfly (Papilio erithonioides), Grasshopper, Purple Daisy and Red Flowers
A watercolour drawing from the album 4205. The image depicts a flower stem with red petals with long, broad green leaves. This is surrounded by several purple daisies. A large black and yellow butterfly is positioned in the upper left corner; based on the wing pattern it appears to be a swallow-tail butterfly. In the upper right corner is a pink grasshopper. The artwork shows meticulous attention to botanical and entomological details. The illustration combines scientific accuracy with artistic composition, characteristic of Chinese natural history paintings of this period.
Given by Rev. John Durham Denis de Vitré, 1942
Method of acquisition: Given (1942) by De Vitré, John Durham Denis de
19th Century
Circa
1800
-
Circa
1870
Chinese
Chinese export art
Chinese export watercolour
Support
composed of
pith paper
Sheet
Height 185 mm
Width 295 mm
Watercolour : Watercolour and bodycolour on pith paper
Accession number: 4205.1
Primary reference Number: 317336
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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