19TH CENTURY
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A CHINESE REVERSE GLASS CIRCULAR PAINTING
19TH CENTURY
Of circular form, depicting the immortal Xiwang Mu with her phoenix, and attendants within an imagined cloud landscape, with contemporary Hongmu back panel, in a late 19th/early 20th century European black and gilt-japanned frame
25 ¼ in. (64 cm.) diameter
19TH CENTURY
Of circular form, depicting the immortal Xiwang Mu with her phoenix, and attendants within an imagined cloud landscape, with contemporary Hongmu back panel, in a late 19th/early 20th century European black and gilt-japanned frame
25 ¼ in. (64 cm.) diameter
Provenance
Acquired from Hotspur Ltd., London, 24 December 1982.
Special notice
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Brought to you by
Amelia Walker
Director, Specialist Head of Private & Iconic Collections