Magic Lantern Antique Glass Slides With Reverse Painted Caricatures, Set of 4 colored rock painting exaggerated ears

exaggerated ears

It has a very minor nick on the edge of the bowl of the spoon

the other close lipped

with one large wheel in the middle of the vehicle

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

Magic Lantern Antique Glass Slides With Reverse Painted Caricatures, Set of 4 colored rock painting exaggerated earsWhat 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