Gilt Framed Reverse Glass Painting - 19thC Options:Gilt Framed Reverse Glass Painting - Cracked 19thC - 22 x 2 x 30 (w x d x h cms) - A4145V1 This is a fabulously large

This is a fabulously large antique Chinese camphor trunk from the early 19th century

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122 x 71 x 50 (w x d x h cms)

51 x 62 cm

dating to the Taishō period (1912–1926)

Gilt Framed Reverse Glass Painting - 19thC Options:Gilt Framed Reverse Glass Painting - Cracked 19thC - 22 x 2 x 30 (w x d x h cms) - A4145V1 This is a fabulously largeReverse 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. Chinese 'back painting' (painting an image in reverse on the back of a plain sheet of glass was a skill recognized and admired by European writers in the 18th century, according to the French social commentator Amiot, writing about the customs and crafts of China in