ITEM

Four Glass Windows from Canton 廣州的四扇玻璃窗

ORIGIN

China, Guangdong (Canton)

DATE

Late Qing

SIZE

  72cm x 72cm x 5cm

DESCRIPTION

Original glass (except in two small panes where there is replacement).

Each of the centre circles enclose a blue glass depiction of archaic bronze tripod vessels. There are plum blossom designs in the other glass areas. Lacquered brown on both sides, this might have been used as a room divider screen as evidenced by the notches in the outer wood frame.


 

Four Glass Windows from Canton 廣州的四扇玻璃窗

 Four Glass Windows from Canton 廣州的四扇玻璃窗