Bidspirit auction | Lrg Chinese Qing Figural Reverse

Lrg Chinese Qing Figural Reverse Glass Painting - Large Chinese School reverse-painting on glass mirror, Qing dynasty, 19th century. Depicting a high-ranking official or court figure steadying his horse as he and his attendant prepare for a hunt. Housed within a giltwood frame with carved Rococo scrollwork. Provenance: The Distinguished Collection of Leo & Doris Hodroff. Lot Essay: Emerging in 18th-century China during the Qing dynasty under Emperor Kangxi, reverse glass painting is an intricate art form where oil and gouache are applied to the back of a glass panel in reverse order to create detailed imagery. Offering a novel sensory experience compared to traditional porcelain, pith paper, or canvas, the medium was prized by Eastern and Western elites alike, with European aristocrats paying steep sums to acquire pieces for their homes or personal collections. Sight; height: 30 1/4 in x width: 18 1/4 in. Framed; height: 46 1/2 in x width: 24 3/4 in x depth: 1 3/4 in. Condition: There is a loss to the lower right corner, measuring approximately 1/4 inch in width and 3 inches in height; there is chipping along the break. There are no additional visible breaks or losses to the glass. There are areas of wear and scattered small losses to the pigment along the foliage of the lower quadrant as well as to the waist of the man's robe. Light wear along the extreme edges. Some wear to the frame. Not inspected out of frame.