Topic: Painted paperweight. Old Chinese?

[bat20]

Hi all,found these two in amongst some naff jewelry this morning and i would say obviously Chinese,they seem well made with concave bases and about 2.25"wd ,i'm not sure on the age and if they are hand painted or not,any thoughts many thanks.

[tropdevin]

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Hi.  These look like the 'reverse painted' paperweights, where the painted design is on the external concave base of a clear glass lens, rather than painted in enamels on a white glass disc and then encapsulated (ie a Chinese White).  If so, they may be from China or Japan, and are second half of the 20th century.

Alan

[bat20]

Thanks Alan,the paint is very firmly on the back and you cant scrape it off , the glass is frosted  so maybe sand blasted  then painted and fired again?

[Lustrousstone]

A side-on view help to determine the construction

[Fuhrman Glass]

They used this same technique to decorate the inside of many snuff bottles as well. I doubt they sandblasted it though, probably etched with acid.

[KevinH]

Mod: Because of the different technique, and the possibly different country of origin of the weight, I have split out these posts (form the recent "Old Chinese?" entry) to form a new thread.

[bat20]

Here's some other views.

[Lustrousstone]

Wot Alan said: reverse painted, so not a Chinese white