Early 20th Century Chinese Reverse Glass Portrait Painting

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...

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...

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...

Reflecting the role that ancestor worship played in Chinese culture, this Qing-dynasty painting depicts several generations of family, dressed in intricately-detailed and brilliantly...

This pair of Chinese portraits depicting young women & their dogs were painted using a reverse glass painting technique. Painting in reverse on the opposite side of a piece of glass ...

Antique Verre Eglomise Chinese Export reverse glass painting. Beautiful Chinese reverse glass painting of two women in a Chinese garden with a scroll. This painting is particularly vibrant and exquisite in color and detail. The wood frame painting...

A pair of vibrantly colored Burmese water color paintings of Deities. The early 20th century paintings in mid 20th century professionally framed giltwood frames.

Chinese painting by Qu Jian Xiong Fantastic original painting by noted Chinese artist Qu Jian Xiong. Original mixed media with paints and inks. Dimensions 23" x 23". The fra...