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}02 Taoist paradise. Panel of carved red
made for medicine in the Sung and Yuan dynasties) were carved in lacquer inset withjadc. lapis lazuli, and
gilt metal. Ch'ing Dynasty.
glass and painted with enamel colours. They were also made in an
endless variety of semi-precious substances such as lacquer, jade,
crystal, coral, agate, and enamel, all of which were imitated in
porcelain at Ching-te-chen. In the eighteenth century the art of
backpainting on glass was introduced from Europe into China. It
was said to have been practised by Castiglionc in Peking, and soon
became popular for painting delightful genre scenes on the backs
of mirrors. The application of this technique to the decoration of
the inside surface of transparent snuff bottles, first attempted
about 1887, represents the last effort of the dying arts of the
Ch'ing Dynasty to venture into new fields.
30} Snuffbottle Enamelled glass
inscribed Ku yuth hiiun on the base.
Ch'ing Dynasty.

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