A Pair of 18th Century Chinese Reverse Glass Mirrors Textiles A graphite sketch on book

A graphite sketch on book cover "Figure in an alley"

English 1760-70

only rewired

English 1830s

A gilt brass and oak dressing room mirror

A Pair of 18th Century Chinese Reverse Glass Mirrors Textiles A graphite sketch on bookA rare pair of Chinese reverse painted mirrors within gilt and black Japanned frames. Qing Dynasty, late 18th century. The process and emergence of this unique art form began after 1715 with the arrival of a Jesuit missionary Father Castiglione in Beijing, he taught the practice of oil painting on glass, a common practice in europe but unknown at the time in China, the intersection of European and Chinese art forms created these mirrors for european