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CHINESE REVERSE GLASS PAINTING
Qing Dynasty, 18th Century
清 18世纪 玻璃镜内画
Reverse painting on glass is an art form consisting of applying paint to a piece of glass and then viewing the image by turning the glass over and looking through the glass at the image. Another term used to refer to the art of cold painting and gilding on the back of glass is verre églomisé, named after the French decorator Jean-Baptiste Glomy (1711–86), who framed prints using glass that had been reverse-painted. A large painting painted with detailed scene of figures on a garden veranda.