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LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY Depicting elegant Chinese ladies on a terrace beside a lotus pond in an Imperial garden, two playing go, the third being offered a plum by a small boy 31 5/8 x 21 5/8 in. (80.3 x 54.9 cm.), framed
The Chinese were highly skilled at the specialized medium of reverse painting on glass or mirror, a talent which greatly impressed the Western trading elite. Although Chinese artisans had long mastered glass making and carving, they relied on Western supppliers for large plates to paint on. This size would have been quite expensive in the period.