Magic Lantern Antique Glass Slides With Reverse Painted Caricatures, Set of 4 colored rock painting the other close lipped

the other close lipped

It measures 7 3/4" tall with lid and 5 5/8" in diameter

a Japanese textile designer (and National Treasure) renowned for his stencil patterns and dying techniques applied to the creation of kimono

both in form and in the combination of this rich blue and mossy green

which is wrapped around the box and nicely tucked in at the end

Magic Lantern Antique Glass Slides With Reverse Painted Caricatures, Set of 4 colored rock painting the other close lippedWhat a cast of characters! I've come across old Magic Lantern slides before, but none as wonderful as these, charmingly caricaturing a variety of couples, while imparting each figure with fantastic personality! Reverse painted on glass (I believe etched in black first, then with all the color painted by hand) in a terrifically bright palette of pinks, yellows, greens and blues, they really pop against the unpainted (clear) glass backgrounds, framed