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  • Chinese Reverse Glass Painting of a Young Woman, c. 1900
    Located in Chicago, IL
    Popularized during the Qing dynasty, reverse glass painting requires an artist to essentially work backwards, starting with details and shading before adding color and form. Lending ...
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    Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

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    Glass, Wood

  • Chinese Reverse Glass Painting of Taoist Immortals, c. 1900
    Located in Chicago, IL
    Popularized during the Qing dynasty, reverse glass painting requires an artist to essentially work backwards, starting with details and shading before adding color and form. Lending the finished work a subtle three-dimensional effect, this exacting technique doesn't allow for any corrections, and is only revealed to its full effect when the glass pane is turned around. This example dates to the late 19th century and depicts the Taoist immortals He Xiangu and Cao Guojiu. Said to have attained immortality through their studies of the natural world, the Eight Immortals each represent a different condition in life and impart blessings of prosperity and longevity. The charming scene is likely one of a set of...
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    Early 20th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

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    Glass, Wood

  • Chinese Reverse Glass Portrait with Painted Fan, c. 1900
    Located in Chicago, IL
    With exquisite detail and sparkling color, this portrait of a young woman is a remarkable example of reverse glass painting. Lending the finished work a subtle three-dimensional effe...
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    Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

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    Glass

  • Chinese Reverse Glass Portrait of a Young Woman, c. 1900
    Located in Chicago, IL
    With exquisite detail and sparkling color, this portrait of a young woman is a remarkable example of reverse glass painting. Lending the finished work a subtle three-dimensional effe...
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    Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

    Materials

    Wood, Glass

  • Chinese Reverse Glass Painted Mirror of the Yangtze River Bridge
    Located in Chicago, IL
    This cultural revolution-era reverse glass mirror painting depicts the Yangtze River Bridge, the first bridge designed and built solely by the Chinese and a great source of pride when it was completed in 1968. The traditional art of painting behind glass...
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    Mid-20th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

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  • Chinese Reverse Glass Table Screen with Floral Still Life, c. 1850
    Located in Chicago, IL
    Prevalent in fine Chinese interiors as early as the Tang dynasty (618-906), standing screens with decorative panels served numerous functions as portable architecture. Used to sectio...
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    Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

    Materials

    Glass, Wood

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