Chinese album paintings of flora and fauna
Paintings have been, at some point, disbound with the exception of the 'Lian Jiu Tu' which are in a concertina format. 1) 12 paintings by Gouchen Wang ( 汪國臣 ) depicting birds, flowers and fruit associated with each season of the year. 2) 8 paintings of flowers and insects, some by Hua Liu ( 劉 華 )...
| Date(s) of creation: |
19th century |
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| Level: |
Collection |
| Format: | Archive |
| Reference number: |
MS 349576 |
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| Summary: |
Paintings have been, at some point, disbound with the exception of the 'Lian Jiu Tu' which are in a concertina format.
1) 12 paintings by Gouchen Wang ( 汪國臣 ) depicting birds, flowers and fruit associated with each season of the year.
2) 8 paintings of flowers and insects, some by Hua Liu ( 劉 華 ) [damaged, unavailable].
3) 2 paintings of a fish and a crab by an unknown artist.
4) 10 paintings of birds, flowers, insects and animals by an unknown artist [damaged, unavailable].
5) 'Lian Jiu Tu' - 11 paintings depicting the process of wine making. |
| Main author: |
Wang, Gouchen ( 汪國臣 ); artist
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| Other authors: |
Liu, Hua ( 劉 華 ); artist
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| Extent: |
1 box |
| Acquisition: |
SOAS Library acquired these paintings in 1976. |
| Access status: |
Restrictions |
| Access conditions: |
Damaged material currently unavailable.
8 of the 12 paintings in part 1 are unavailable due to conservation work until July 2019. |
| Language: | Chinese |
| Format: | Archive |