"Chinese 1790, Reverse Glass Painting Depicting Fish"
End of the 18th century, a very pretty Chinese reverse painting on glass representing a still life of fish on a table with a trompe l'oeil painted background imitating wood, in its original frame in gilded wood, traces of old collection or transport paper labels on the reverse.Literature:
See comparable Chinese reverse glass painting nature-morte with similar trompe l’oeil wood background in Thierry Audric, “Chinese Reverse Glass Painting 1720-1820, An Artistic meeting between China and the West”, No. 424.
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