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19th Century Chinese Table Screen with Reverse Glass Painting and Mirror

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  • Chinese Reverse Glass Table Screen with Floral Still Life, c. 1850
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    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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  • Chinese Table Screen Mirror, c. 1850
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    Screens served numerous functions as portable architecture in Chinese homes. The largest examples sectioned off entire rooms, allowing a family to shape the spaces in their home to a...
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    Screens served numerous functions as portable architecture in Chinese homes. The largest examples sectioned off entire rooms, allowing a family to customize spaces to suite their nee...
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    Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Table Mirrors

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  • Chinese Reverse Glass Painting of a Young Woman, c. 1900
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    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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  • Chinese Reverse Glass Painting of Taoist Immortals, c. 1900
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    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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  • Chinese Reverse Glass Painting of Scholars' Objects, c. 1850
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    This colorful floral still life is a charming example of Chinese reverse glass painting. Popularized during the Qing dynasty, reverse glass painting requires an artist to essentially...
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    Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

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    Glass, Wood

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