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CHINESE SCHOOL, CIRCA 1760
A Princess wearing Ji fu, with a pearl as hat insignia, holding a pipe, with a pair of golden pheasants, in an interior
reverse painting on bevelled mirrored glass
13Ω x 10Ωin. (34.2 x 26.6cm.) excluding frame
19æ x 15in. (50.2 x 38.1cm.) including frame
in a contemporary George III giltwood frame, c.1760
£8,000-12,000 US$9,900-15,000
€9,100-14,000

PROVENANCE:
Anon. sale, Sotheby’s, London, 10 Dec. 1986, lot 77.
The pheasants are a symbol of beauty, good fortune, and refnement.
‘In England in the mid-18th century there was a great demand for Chinese reverse paintings on glass of native Chinese landscape
scenes and fgures in landscapes. Many of these had mirrored backgrounds above the painted decoration and were placed in
elaborate Chippendale frames to serve as mantel glasses or pier mirrors. While some were framed in English-style frames, others
were placed in chinoiserie or Chinese frames. The introduction of portrait fgures in mirrored landscape panels probably began early
in the third quarter of the 18th century.’ (Crossman, p.203).

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