A Fine 19th Century Chinese Reverse Glass Painting of a Landscape

Period: 19th Century

Origin: China

Depth: 4″
Height: 21″
Width: 29″

Maker: Unknown

Material: Glass

Excellent Original Condition

Placed in a frame with velvet interior

Elegantly painted with a landscape vignette depicting a boat on turbulent waters coming into shore greeted by two figures standing near a temple complex sheltered by tall trees framed by distant hills, fishing boats and a pagoda in the middle distance

Footnotes:

The temple plaque in the painting identifies it as “Fa Xingsi”, which could tie it to a 19th century complex by that name in Guangzhou