A Chinese Export Reverse Painted Glass Mirror

QIANLONG PERIOD (1735-1796)

of rectangular form, painted to the center with a lady seated on rockworks underneath a flowering peony tree with a bird perched atop, her right hand bearing a flower-filled basket and her left hand holding a staff, surrounded by various goats and pheasants, the background painted with a riverscape with houses and mountains, set within an European gilt wood frame.

13 1/2 x 21 1/2 inches (image).

Property from the Collection of a Gentleman, Michigan Provenance: Acquired from Arthur Ackermann & Son, Inc. of London and New York, Chicago, Illinois Note: For a similar example see English Furniture, Christie's London, November 28, 2002, sale 6648, lot 80

Overall very good, stable, complete condition. Unpainted mirror surface with some deterioration, cloudiness and small areas of silver loss. A few surface scratches. Frames intact and apparently original with old scuffs, marks and scratches consistent with age. Mirrors not examined out of frames from the back.

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Asian Works of Art

A Chinese Export Reverse Painted Glass Mirror

QIANLONG PERIOD (1735-1796)

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