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Lot Essay
During the second half of the 18th Century, the fashion for Chinese wallpaper in England flourished along with an increased interest in numerous types of decorative material made in the Orient. The technique of 'back painting' in oils or colours mixed with gum on the reverse of the glass sheet had long been known in Europe, and was probably introduced to China by the Jesuit missionaries. The Chinese artists generally used imported European glass sheets, which were of finer quality and evenness than their own manufacture.