Mua dan hua
Painting
1770-1790 (made)
1770-1790 (made)
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Rectangular watercolour painting in muted tones depicting plant growing from the left of the paper out of some rocks, the green leaves are pointed and the pink flowers have large layered petals, possibly mu dan hua
Object details
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| Title | Mua dan hua (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Watercolours on paper |
| Brief description | Painting, "Mua dan hua", watercolours on paper, Guangzhou, China, 1770-1790 |
| Physical description | Rectangular watercolour painting in muted tones depicting plant growing from the left of the paper out of some rocks, the green leaves are pointed and the pink flowers have large layered petals, possibly mu dan hua |
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| Object history | Purchased from E. Parsons, accessioned in 1889. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
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| Accession number | D.1286-1889 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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