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Two Indian Reverse-Glass paintings depicting deities, 19th…
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Melbourne
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24-Sep-2019
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Two Indian Reverse-Glass paintings depicting deities, 19th century, painted on the reverse of a pane of glass in gouache, these paintings depict Durga on her lion throne, and the Trimurthi. With original wooden frames., each approximately 35 cm high, 25 cm wide., other notes: reverse glass painting in India began when Chinese artists from Canton moved to India in the 19th century. The painters quickly adapted their work to Hindu themes, and later it became an Indian Art form in its own right.
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