Skip to main content
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 5

Chinese Reverse Painted Glass and Hardwood Table Screen

About the Item

An unusual table screen featuring a reverse glass painted portrait of a young noble lady set into a hardwood frame and stand. The beautiful maiden has a round face with a high forehead and almond shaped eyes. She is portrayed wearing an informal robe, a rose in her hair, and holding a fan in her delicate hands. The frame and stand are carved from hongmu (blackwood).
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 24 in (60.96 cm)Width: 16 in (40.64 cm)Depth: 7.5 in (19.05 cm)
  • Style:
    Qing (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    circa 1860
  • Condition:
    Repaired: Frame with minor repairs. Wear consistent with age and use. Minor losses. The painting in very good condition. The frame with some minor repairs. The screen sitting loosely in the stand.
  • Seller Location:
    Austin, TX
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: U1206168947220
More From This SellerView All
  • Early 19th Century Chinese Hardwood, Lacquer and Jade Six-Panel Screen
    Located in Austin, TX
    A very fine mid-Qing Dynasty Chinese hardwood and lacquer six-panel screen, Jailing Period, circa 1800. The hardwood frame inset with black lacquer panels. One side features an over...
    Category

    Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

    Materials

    Coral, Jade

  • Tall Vintage Chinese Export Reverse Glass Painted Hardwood Framed Hanging Panel
    Located in Austin, TX
    A very large vintage Chinese export reverse glass painted figural hanging wall panel in a carved hardwood frame, early to mid-20th century...
    Category

    Mid-20th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

    Materials

    Glass, Hardwood

  • Large Antique Chinese Hand Painted Wallpaper Section in Carved Hardwood Frame
    Located in Austin, TX
    A wonderfully charming large and colorful Chinese hand painted wallpaper section in a carved and shaped hardwood frame. The wallpaper dates to the first half of the 20th century or e...
    Category

    Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

    Materials

    Hardwood, Paper

  • Chinese Early Qing Dynasty "Water and Land Ritual" Painting, 17th Century
    Located in Austin, TX
    An important Chinese 17th century early Qing Dynasty "Water and Land Ritual" painting, mineral pigment and ink on silk, mounted as a scroll, framed and glazed. The painting depicting groups of heavenly court officials and deities descending from the clouds to participate in the Liberation Rite of Land and Water. The figures all wear full, sumptuous robes, complete with hats indicating their station. The blue, green, red, black and white of the robes decorated with gilt dragon and geometric designs. This painting is interesting in that it incorporates Daosit deities and heavenly officials coming down to participate in the Buddhist rite. There are five distinct groups of figures, each with a small inscribed plaque. Some of the groups are identified as Tian Xian, or Heavenly Immortals. The group at the bottom left are identified as the Sanguan Dadi, or Three Great Emperor-Officials. The Emperor of Heaven is dressed in blue robes with gilt painted dragons. The Emperor of Water wears black robes. The Emperor of Earth wears yellow robes...
    Category

    Antique 17th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

    Materials

    Silk, Glass, Giltwood, Paint

  • Pair of Japanese Edo Period Six-Panel Screen, "100 Boys at Play"
    Located in Austin, TX
    An absolutely charming pair of Japanese Tosa School six-panel folding screens painted with the "One Hundred Boys at Play" motif, featuring a multitude...
    Category

    Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

    Materials

    Gold Leaf

  • Japanese Six Panel Screen with Hotei, Edo Period, Early 19th Century
    Located in Austin, TX
    A delightful Japanese six panel painted paper screen featuring the beloved figure Hotei, Edo Period, early 19th century. Hotei, called Budai in China, and known as the Laughing Buddha or Fat Buddha in the West, is considered to be an emanation of Maitreya, the Buddha of the Future. In Japan, he also holds a special place as one of the Seven Lucky Gods, being the god of fortune, and protector of children. He is always portrayed as a mirthful and corpulent man, dressed in loose robes that show off his round belly. He carries a sack with him, said to be filled with treasure. As the protector of children, he is often portrayed with them playing on or around him, as he is here. The children portrayed in this screen are dressed in Chinese style clothing...
    Category

    Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

    Materials

    Silk, Paper

You May Also Like
  • Superb and Architectural Chinese Carved Wood and Glass Four-Panel Screen
    Located in Bridgeport, CT
    Provenance: Christie’s. The panels with carved figural vignettes- floral vines at the top, the bottom with small ones with figures at various tasks in landscapes with houses, the lar...
    Category

    Early 20th Century Asian Qing Paintings and Screens

    Materials

    Wood

  • Chinese Hand Painted Table Screen or Wall Hanging
    Located in Atlanta, GA
    Hand painted Chinese screen, China, circa 1950s. This screen features a hand-painted still life and could be used as a table screen, or wal...
    Category

    Vintage 1950s Chinese Chinoiserie Screens and Room Dividers

    Materials

    Metal

  • Chinese Ming Dynasty Carved Table Screen
    Located in Kastrup, DK
    A rare 16-17th cenury Ming Dynasty standing table screen. Untoched original condition. Hand carved wood, the panel is carved with relief details depicting a dragon, cranes, mythical...
    Category

    Antique Early 17th Century Chinese Ming Screens and Room Dividers

    Materials

    Wood

  • Chinese Qing Twelve Panel Lacquered Coromandel Screen
    Located in Rio Vista, CA
    Early 20th century Chinese late Qing dynasty twelve panel lacquered coromandel screen. The grand screen features a royal pavilion courtyard...
    Category

    20th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

    Materials

    Brass

  • Chinese Qing Four Panel Lacquered Incised Coromandel Screen
    Located in Rio Vista, CA
    Rare unusual late 19th century/early 20th-century Chinese Qing four-panel coromandel screen. The front features dark red lacquer decorated with scholars objects and small landscape s...
    Category

    Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

    Materials

    Brass

  • Hand Painted Robert Crowder, Chinoiserie Screen With Gold Leaf Detail, China, C.
    By Robert Crowder
    Located in Los Angeles, CA
    Robert Crowder, Four Panel, Chinoiserie, hand painted screen with gold leaf detail.
    Category

    Vintage 1980s North American Chinoiserie Paintings and Screens

    Materials

    Wood, Paint, Paper

Recently Viewed

View All