Topic: Chinese Paperweights Hand Painted on the Insside

[daveweight]

Is anyone else, like me, fascinated by these chinese hollow paperweights that have been hand painted from the inside ? It must a lot of time, patience and skill bearing in mind the colours have to be put on in layers and be in the right order. I have another one of 100 children and an underwater scene with fish and turtles.
I found the manufacturer of these "globes"as they are called and they are made in various sizes up to 12". They were ridiculously cheap but when you added on shipping costs, VAT and around £30 for Parcel Farce to collect the VAT the price became astronomical.
I haven't seen many of these around although I am sure they aren't rare.
Dave


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[Lustrousstone]

I've just bought one of these with panels of birds that I'm quite pleased with. I presume they're modern

[glasstrufflehunter]

I've seen a few of them on eBay. The ones I found interesting were made of very thick glass. I wonder how they would last as paint tends to flake off of glass after a while.

[Frank]

Unless they are enamel and fired or epoxy based paint cured with UV, both of which would last forever(ish).

Is there just a small hole underneat and painted in the round? The Chinese are masters at complicated ways of dong things, like those ivory filigree balls inside filigree balls.

[Lustrousstone]

Yes, they're painted in the round. The birds are all identifiable - mandarin ducks, magpies, pheasants and a n other The hole is relatively small - I can get my little finger in as far as the first knuckle, about a pencil and  a half in diameter.

[Frank]

I have one on my WANT list

[Della]

Frank,

I have one that you can have, but unfortunately it is missing the wooden stand. Let me know if you would still like it and I will get it to you. 

[Lustrousstone]

Mine doesn't have a stand either  :cry: I will post a pic in the next week or so

[Frank]

Ooooh Della! 

[Della]

You have mail, Frank