Description & Technical information
A fine mid 18th century Chinese export mirror painting of a seated couple in traditional dress on a balcony beneath bamboo grass with colourful birds perched on the leaves and in flight above set by the waterside with boats and hills with houses on the horizon, within a later carved giltwood frame.
The painting: Chinese export, Qianlong, circa 1760 The frame: English, 20th century
Date: 1760
Period: 1750-1850, 18th century
Origin: China, England
Medium: Carved giltwood, Mirror
Dimensions: 84.5 x 100.5 cm (33¹/₄ x 39⁵/₈ inches)
Provenance: Partridge Fine Arts Ltd, London 1973.
Private collection, England.
Categories: Furniture
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