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21 June 2026

Blooming: The Art of Gardens in East and West

Hong Kong Museum of Art, Tsim Sha Tsui
Reference reproduction of Water Lily Pond
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Water Lily Pond, as seen
As I saw it

Water Lily Pond

Claude Monet (French, 1840–1926) · 1900
Reference reproduction of Colonnade and Gardens of the Medici Palace
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Colonnade and Gardens of the Medici Palace, as seen
As I saw it

Colonnade and Gardens of the Medici Palace

Style of Hubert Robert (French, 1733–1808) — *not* by Robert himself · After 1870
Reference reproduction of July, from *Twelve Months of Flowers*
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July, from *Twelve Months of Flowers*, as seen
As I saw it

July, from *Twelve Months of Flowers*

Henry Fletcher (English, 1710–1750), after Pieter Casteels III (Flemish, 1684–1749)
Reference reproduction of September, from *Twelve Months of Flowers*
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September, from *Twelve Months of Flowers*, as seen
As I saw it

September, from *Twelve Months of Flowers*

Henry Fletcher (English, 1710–1750), after Pieter Casteels III (Flemish, 1684–1749)
Reference reproduction of View of the Grotta di Palazzo with Banquet
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View of the Grotta di Palazzo with Banquet, as seen
As I saw it

View of the Grotta di Palazzo with Banquet

Louis-Jean Desprez (French, 1743–1804) · c. 1790
Reference reproduction of Hibiscus and Sparrow
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Hibiscus and Sparrow, as seen
As I saw it

Hibiscus and Sparrow

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760–1849) · c. 1833–34
Birds Perching in the Wood, as seen
As I saw it

Birds Perching in the Wood

Anonymous (Guangzhou export workshop) · 19th century
Chinese Fishes, as seen
As I saw it

Chinese Fishes

Anonymous (Guangzhou export workshop) · 19th century
Foreign Factories, Guangzhou, as seen
As I saw it

Foreign Factories, Guangzhou

Anonymous (Guangzhou export workshop) · Mid-19th century
Rich Chinese, as seen
As I saw it

Rich Chinese

Guan Lianchang 關聯昌, known to Westerners as **Tingqua** (active 1840s–1870s) · 19th century
Two Dogs (folding fan), as seen
As I saw it

Two Dogs (folding fan)

Liu — surname 劉 legible on the label; **probably Liu Kuiling 劉奎齡 (1885–1967)**, see the note below · 1942
Black Lacquer Dish with Figures in Garden Design in Reserved Panel Inlaid with Mother-of-Pearl, as seen
As I saw it

Black Lacquer Dish with Figures in Garden Design in Reserved Panel Inlaid with Mother-of-Pearl

Unidentified · Qianlong period (1736–1795), Qing dynasty