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Wild chrysanthemum (chrysanthemum indicum)

Painting
1800-1840
Place of origin

Leaves ovate, irregularly lobed, 1-1.5 inches long, flowers brilliantly yellow, about 100 arranged in a dish-like head with the tongue-like ones on the outside and the tubular ones on the inside.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleWild chrysanthemum (chrysanthemum indicum)
Physical description
Leaves ovate, irregularly lobed, 1-1.5 inches long, flowers brilliantly yellow, about 100 arranged in a dish-like head with the tongue-like ones on the outside and the tubular ones on the inside.
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.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
D.1332-1889

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Record createdOctober 17, 2002
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