Reverse pained glass mirror
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.
Bequeathed by Cecil E. Byas, Esq. 1938
Height: 72 cm
Width: 43 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1938) by Byas, Cecil E.
18th Century, Mid
Circa
1750
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Circa
1800
Reverse-painting : Painted with oil
Accession number: M.28-1938
Primary reference Number: 280293
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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