Artwork
Chinese Rose
Chinese Rose is a paint painting by the Patna School of Painting artist Unknown. It dates from 1813 and is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum.
About this work
Overview
The piece was accessioned in 1886, though its acquisition method and source remain unidentified in the Asia Department registers.
A rectangular watercolour painting from 1813 depicts a Chinese rose, or *yue gui*, featuring two brown thorned stems with ovate leaves and two large pink rose heads against a plain ground. The work is mounted on brown-tinted paper. Interest in unfamiliar flora among British botanists in the 18th and 19th centuries contributed to the popularity of such floral paintings, often brought back by travellers. The piece was accessioned in 1886, though its acquisition method and source remain unidentified in the Asia Department registers.
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