Mock lime (aglaia odorata), zhen zhu lan or mi zi lan
Painting
1800-1840 (made)
1800-1840 (made)
| Place of origin |
Rectangular watercolour painting with fineline border depicting flowers yellow, tiny, round, five-parted, with five anthers borne in a bell-shaped tube and appearing in clusters in leaf-axils in summer and autumn. Sprays of the flowers are used to perfume tea.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Mock lime (aglaia odorata), zhen zhu lan or mi zi lan |
| Materials and techniques | Watercolour on paper |
| Brief description | Painting, 'Mock lime (aglaia odorata), zhen zhu lan or mi zi lan', watercolour on paper, Guangzhou, China, 1800-1840 |
| Physical description | Rectangular watercolour painting with fineline border depicting flowers yellow, tiny, round, five-parted, with five anthers borne in a bell-shaped tube and appearing in clusters in leaf-axils in summer and autumn. Sprays of the flowers are used to perfume tea. |
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| Object history | Acquisition method and source not identified in the Asia Department registers, accessioned in 1886. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | D.312-1886 |
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| Record created | October 16, 2002 |
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