Antique copper engraving with five plants of Asia: China root or Fu ling, betel, the varnish tree or Tsi shu, rhubarb and the tea shrub, each with its label. Engraved by Nathaniel Parr on laid paper and numbered below "Pl. 55. No 21. page 15".
Antique copper engraving with five plants of Asia: China root or Fu ling, betel, the varnish tree or Tsi shu, rhubarb and the tea shrub, each with its label. Engraved by Nathaniel Parr on laid paper and numbered below "Pl. 55. No 21. page 15".
Medium: Copper engraving on laid paper
Engraver / lithographer: Nathaniel Parr (active about 1740-1760)
Date: Mid-18th century
Dimensions: 14.6 x 9.4 in (37 x 24 cm)
Condition: Trimmed to the plate mark, without margins; toned paper, with small losses and tears at the edges, one or two of which touch the rule of the image.