{"meta":{"version":"2.1","_links":{"self":{"href":"https://api.vam.ac.uk/v2/object/O127683"},"collection_page":{"href":"https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O127683/"}},"images":{"_primary_thumbnail":"https://framemark.vam.ac.uk/collections/2023NL6686/full/!100,100/0/default.jpg","_iiif_image":"https://framemark.vam.ac.uk/collections/2023NL6686/","_alt_iiif_image":[],"imageResolution":"high","_images_meta":[{"assetRef":"2023NL6686","copyright":"© Victoria and Albert Museum, London","sensitiveImage":false}]},"see_also":{"_iiif_pres":"https://iiif.vam.ac.uk/collections/O127683/manifest.json","_alt_iiif_pres":[]}},"record":{"systemNumber":"O127683","accessionNumber":"D.316-1886","objectType":"Painting","titles":[],"summaryDescription":"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 species of this particular flower, however, has not been positively identified.","physicalDescription":"Rectangular watercolour painting with fineline border depicting pink 5-petalled flowers of unidentified species with yellowing green leaves","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Unknown","id":"A1848"},"association":{"text":"","id":""},"note":""}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"paper","id":"x30308"},{"text":"watercolour (paint)","id":"AAT15045"}],"techniques":[{"text":"painted","id":"x30138"}],"materialsAndTechniques":"Watercolour on paper","categories":[{"text":"Paintings","id":"THES48917"},{"text":"Chinese export watercolours","id":"THES390782"},{"text":"Watercolours","id":"THES277714"},{"text":"Botanical art","id":"THES277744"},{"text":"Chinese botanical drawings","id":"THES413953"}],"styles":[{"text":"Qing","id":"AAT18478"}],"collectionCode":{"text":"EAS","id":"THES48596"},"images":["2023NL6686"],"imageResolution":"high","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"006","id":"THES394118"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"Painting","id":""}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"Canton","id":"x32464"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""},{"place":{"text":"Guangzhou","id":"x32464"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""},{"place":{"text":"China","id":"x29398"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"1800-1840","earliest":"1800-01-01","latest":"1840-12-31"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"","dimensions":[{"dimension":"Height","value":"36","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""},{"dimension":"Width","value":"29","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""}],"dimensionsNote":"","marksAndInscriptions":[],"objectHistory":"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.","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Painting, watercolour on paper, Guangzhou, China, 1800-1840","bibliographicReferences":[],"production":"","productionType":{"text":"","id":""},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[{"text":"flowers","id":"AAT132399"},{"text":"植物","id":"CIT279306"},{"text":"花","id":"CIT280557"},{"text":"葉","id":"CIT287094"},{"text":"枝","id":"CIT287096"}],"contentConcepts":[],"contentLiteraryRefs":[],"galleryLabels":[],"partNumbers":["D.316-1886"],"accessionNumberNum":"316","accessionNumberPrefix":"D","accessionYear":1886,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":[],"recordModificationDate":"2025-12-05","recordCreationDate":"2006-09-11","availableToBook":true}}