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Woman with a pipe
A Chinese woman in furs pauses from smoking her pipe to gaze at the viewer in this seductive reverse-painted mirror decorated in Canton for the European market. In the eighteenth century, France and England began shipping silvered mercury glass to Canton, where specialized workshops decorated them to suit the taste of European consumers. Among the most popular subjects were beautiful women. This example probably represents a courtesan, who beckons the viewer into a space of fantasy and material desires.
Artwork Details
- Title: Woman with a pipe
- Date: ca. 1760–80
- Culture: Chinese, for the European market
- Medium: Reverse-painted crown glass, imitation lacquer frame
- Dimensions: Frame, confirmed: 20 1/2 × 15 5/8 × 1 1/8 in. (52.1 × 39.7 × 2.9 cm)
Other (estimated object dimensions from frame): 18 1/4 × 13 1/4 in. (46.4 × 33.7 cm) - Classification: Glass-Painted
- Credit Line: Purchase, Larry and Ann Burns Gift, in honor of Austin B. Chinn, 2022
- Object Number: 2022.52
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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