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Reverse pained glass mirror: M.28-1938

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Reverse pained glass mirror

Maker(s)

Chinese School

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Description

A large central mirror, flanked by three smaller mirrors on either side, within an ornate frame. The central panel shows three figures in the foreground with a river landscape beyond. The six side panels have paintings of birds.

Framed panel of seven Chinese reverse-painted mirrors, made for the export market. A large central mirror, flanked by three smaller mirrors on either side, within an ornate frame. The central panel shows three figures in the foreground with a river landscape beyond. The six side panels have paintings of birds.The central mirror depicts an interaction between a man and a woman. The male figure wears a straw hat with a red tassels and blue knob at the top which indicates his rank as an official. He wears blue and gray robes that has dragon-like roundel motifs on his gray outer robes and a four-clawed dragon pattern on the blue inner layer. His hair is in a queue and he holds a rose in his left hand and a fan in the other hand. The man’s fan is decorated with a painting of a traditional Chinese landscape done in monotone ink. The absence of facial hair indicates he is unmarried. He approaches a woman seated on a rock under a tree.

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Cecil E. Byas, Esq. 1938

Measurements and weight

Height: 72 cm
Width: 43 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Guangzhou ⪼ China

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1938) by Byas, Cecil E.

Dating

18th Century, Mid
Circa 1750 - Circa 1800

School or Style

Chinese School

Materials used in production

Wood
Glass

Techniques used in production

Reverse-painting : Painted with oil

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.28-1938
Primary reference Number: 280293
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Audit data

Created: Tuesday 2 February 2021 Updated: Monday 27 January 2025 Last processed: Saturday 22 March 2025

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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