Chinese rose
Painting
1800-1830 (made)
1800-1830 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Exotic flora and fauna was of great interest to British botanists in the 18th and 19th centuries, and such enthusiasm gradually filtered down to the general public. Travellers often returned to Britain with foreign plants and more commonly, paintings depicting numerous species of tropical flowers and fruits. The Chinese rose, called 'yue gui' in Chinese, was, and still is, a common garden flower in south China.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Chinese rose (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Watercolour and ink on Chinese paper |
| Brief description | Painting, 'Chinese Rose', watercolours and ink on paper, China, 1800-1830 |
| Physical description | Painting depicting two pink rose flowers on a thorned stem with dark green leaves. |
| Dimensions |
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| Style | |
| Object history | Exotic flora and fauna had strong appeal to British botanists in the 18th/19th century, and such interest gradually filtered down to the general public. Travellers brought back to Britain foreign plants and more commonly, paintings depicting the numerous species of tropical flowers and fruits. The Chinese rose, called 'yue gui' in Chinese, was and still is a common garden flower in south China. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | Exotic flora and fauna was of great interest to British botanists in the 18th and 19th centuries, and such enthusiasm gradually filtered down to the general public. Travellers often returned to Britain with foreign plants and more commonly, paintings depicting numerous species of tropical flowers and fruits. The Chinese rose, called 'yue gui' in Chinese, was, and still is, a common garden flower in south China. |
| Bibliographic reference | Souvenir from Canton : Chinese export paintings from the Victoria and Albert Museum, Shanghai, 2003
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | 494 |
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| Record created | February 12, 2004 |
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