Chinese reverse-painted mirror, made for the export market. A woman seated beneath a tree with peonies growing at the base. A servant to the left and a male figure holding a closed fan to the right, looking on from behind the tree. In a carved European giltwood frame.
Bequeathed by Cecil E. Byas, Esq. 1938
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1938) by Byas, Cecil E.
18th Century, Mid
C.
1750
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1800
Frame composed of wood ( gilded)
Accession number: M.38-1938
Primary reference Number: 312334
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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