Orchid and Chrysanthemum
Draughtsman: Canton workshop
A watercolour drawing from the album PD.132-1973. This is a Chinese export watercolour depicting an orchid and two chrysanthemums. The orchid stem has several deep magenta bell-shaped flowers and buds in various stages. The blooming chrysanthemums have dense red thin petals. They are supported by a stem with deeply lobed green leaves typical of chrysanthemums. The painting demonstrates the fine brushwork characteristic of Chinese export art from the late 18th or early 19th century, combing traditional Chinese flower-and-bird painting style and Western botanical illustration.
Height: 378 mm
Width: 301 mm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1973) by Fairhaven, Henry Rogers Broughton
Chinese export art
Chinese export watercolour
Chinese
Support composed of paper
Watercolour : Watercolour highlighted with white, on thin paper, tipped in on the cream coloured album sheet
Accession number: PD.132-1973.1
Primary reference Number: 32363
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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