[Persian Man Seated With Songbird]
c1820s. Oil on glass, 48.7 x 33.5cm. Paint loss. Framed. This Chinese reverse glass painting was done in the Qajar style of portraiture, used from 1781 to 1925 during the late Persian Empire. “Reverse painting on glass [painted from the underside] is not a native tradition in China. It has..... More