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Looking Glass Collection (page 7)

"Reflecting the Beauty: A Glimpse into the Looking Glass" Step into a world where reality intertwines with imagination, as if through a looking glass

Background imageLooking Glass Collection: Mrs. Ella Watson, a government charwoman... Washington, D.C. 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks

Mrs. Ella Watson, a government charwoman... Washington, D.C. 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks
Washington, D.C. Mrs. Ella Watson, a government charwoman, with three grandchildren and her adopted daughter

Background imageLooking Glass Collection: Interiors of wrecked homes on Independence Avenue... Washington, D.C, 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks

Interiors of wrecked homes on Independence Avenue... Washington, D.C, 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks
Washington, D.C. Interiors of wrecked homes on Independence Avenue across from the Smithsonian Institute

Background imageLooking Glass Collection: Interior of unemployed mans house, Morgantown, West Virginia, 1935. Creator: Walker Evans

Interior of unemployed mans house, Morgantown, West Virginia, 1935. Creator: Walker Evans
Interior of unemployed mans house. Morgantown, West Virginia

Background imageLooking Glass Collection: The Coquette, 1656 / 58. Creator: Jeremias Falck

The Coquette, 1656 / 58. Creator: Jeremias Falck
The Coquette, 1656/58

Background imageLooking Glass Collection: A Mirror on a Stand Suggesting the Autumnal Moon (Kyodai no shugetsu), from the series... c. 1777

A Mirror on a Stand Suggesting the Autumnal Moon (Kyodai no shugetsu), from the series... c. 1777
A Mirror on a Stand Suggesting the Autumnal Moon (Kyodai no shugetsu), from the series " Eight Scenes of the Parlor (Zashiki hakkei)", c. 1777

Background imageLooking Glass Collection: Entertainers of the Tachibana, from the series 'A Collection of Contemporary Beauties of... c.1784

Entertainers of the Tachibana, from the series "A Collection of Contemporary Beauties of... c.1784
Entertainers of the Tachibana, from the series " A Collection of Contemporary Beauties of the Pleasure Quarters (Tosei yuri bijin awase)", c. 1784

Background imageLooking Glass Collection: The Actors Tamazawa Saijiro I as Oiso no Tora and Ichimura Uzaemon VIII as Soga no Juro in... 1743

The Actors Tamazawa Saijiro I as Oiso no Tora and Ichimura Uzaemon VIII as Soga no Juro in... 1743
The Actors Tamazawa Saijiro I as Oiso no Tora and Ichimura Uzaemon VIII as Soga no Juro in the play " Haru wa Akebono Kuruwa Soga, " performed at the Ichimura Theater in the first month

Background imageLooking Glass Collection: Narihira: The Mirror Scene (Narihira kagami no dan), from the series 'Famous Scenes... c. 1705 / 06

Narihira: The Mirror Scene (Narihira kagami no dan), from the series "Famous Scenes... c. 1705 / 06
Narihira: The Mirror Scene (Narihira kagami no dan), from the series " Famous Scenes from Japanaese Puppet Plays (Yamato irotake)", c. 1705/06

Background imageLooking Glass Collection: Hand Mirror, 470-450 BCE. Creator: Unknown

Hand Mirror, 470-450 BCE. Creator: Unknown
Hand Mirror, 470-450 BCE

Background imageLooking Glass Collection: Mirror with a Handle in the Form of a Female Figure, 3rd century BCE. Creator: Unknown

Mirror with a Handle in the Form of a Female Figure, 3rd century BCE. Creator: Unknown
Mirror with a Handle in the Form of a Female Figure, 3rd century BCE

Background imageLooking Glass Collection: Mirror with Frame, Late Roman-Byzantine Period (4th-7th century). Creator: Unknown

Mirror with Frame, Late Roman-Byzantine Period (4th-7th century). Creator: Unknown
Mirror with Frame, Late Roman-Byzantine Period (4th-7th century)

Background imageLooking Glass Collection: Mirror Decoration, Late Roman-Byzantine Period (4th-7th century). Creator: Unknown

Mirror Decoration, Late Roman-Byzantine Period (4th-7th century). Creator: Unknown
Mirror Decoration, Late Roman-Byzantine Period (4th-7th century)

Background imageLooking Glass Collection: Dress, 1920 (woodcut)

Dress, 1920 (woodcut)
397433 Dress, 1920 (woodcut) by Gill, Eric (1882-1940); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Background imageLooking Glass Collection: Dress, 1921 (woodcut)

Dress, 1921 (woodcut)
1275147 Dress, 1921 (woodcut) by Gill, Eric (1882-1940); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Background imageLooking Glass Collection: Two Women in Front of a Mirror, 1943

Two Women in Front of a Mirror, 1943
ZIN71833 Two Women in Front of a Mirror, 1943 by Hirshfield, Morris (1872-1946); 130x151 cm; Peggy Guggenheim Foundation, Venice, Italy; © Heinrich Zinram Photography Archive

Background imageLooking Glass Collection: Portrait of Bernardo di Salla (oil on panel)

Portrait of Bernardo di Salla (oil on panel)
XIR95746 Portrait of Bernardo di Salla (oil on panel) by Savoldo, Giovanni Girolamo (c.1480-p.1548); 69x53.5 cm; Louvre, Paris, France

Background imageLooking Glass Collection: Mirror Depicting King Charles II and Queen Catherine of Braganza, England, 17th century

Mirror Depicting King Charles II and Queen Catherine of Braganza, England, 17th century

Background imageLooking Glass Collection: Kasuga Deer Mandala, 15th century. Creator: Unknown

Kasuga Deer Mandala, 15th century. Creator: Unknown
Kasuga Deer Mandala, 15th century

Background imageLooking Glass Collection: Ichikawa Danjuro V, 1772. Creator: Shunsho

Ichikawa Danjuro V, 1772. Creator: Shunsho
Ichikawa Danjuro V, 1772. Attributed to Katsukawa Shunsho

Background imageLooking Glass Collection: The Actor Yamanaka Heikuro I, c. 1705. Creator: Torii Kiyonobu I

The Actor Yamanaka Heikuro I, c. 1705. Creator: Torii Kiyonobu I
The Actor Yamanaka Heikuro I, c. 1705. Attributed to Torii Kiyonobu I

Background imageLooking Glass Collection: Miniature Bottle-Shaped Vase, Qing dynasty (1644-1911) or later. Creator: Unknown

Miniature Bottle-Shaped Vase, Qing dynasty (1644-1911) or later. Creator: Unknown
Miniature Bottle-Shaped Vase, Qing dynasty (1644-1911) or later

Background imageLooking Glass Collection: Foreign Reflecting-reality Mirror (Ijin shashin kagami no zu), early 1860s

Foreign Reflecting-reality Mirror (Ijin shashin kagami no zu), early 1860s

Background imageLooking Glass Collection: Takashima, from the series 'A Collection of Flower-like Faces of... late 18th/early 19th century

Takashima, from the series "A Collection of Flower-like Faces of... late 18th/early 19th century
Takashima, from the series "A Collection of Flower-like Faces of Beauties (Bijin kagan shu)", late 18th/early 19th century

Background imageLooking Glass Collection: Rain the Morning After in the Pleasure Quarter (Seiro kinuginu no ame), c. 1795

Rain the Morning After in the Pleasure Quarter (Seiro kinuginu no ame), c. 1795. Courtesans lighting pipes, putting on make up and making tea while others still sleep

Background imageLooking Glass Collection: The courtesan Hinazuru of the Chojiya, 1790 / 1823. Creator: Ichirakutei Eisui

The courtesan Hinazuru of the Chojiya, 1790 / 1823. Creator: Ichirakutei Eisui
The courtesan Hinazuru of the Chojiya, 1790/1823

Background imageLooking Glass Collection: The Actor Segawa Kikunojo II as Princess Hitomaru (Hitormaru Hime) (?) in the Play... c

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo II as Princess Hitomaru (Hitormaru Hime) (?) in the Play... c
The Actor Segawa Kikunojo II as Princess Hitomaru (Hitormaru Hime) (?) in the Play Soga Moyo Aigo no Wakamatsu (?), Performed at the Nakamura Theater (?) in the First Month, 1769 (?), c. 1769

Background imageLooking Glass Collection: Actors dressing table, from 'A Picture Book of Stage Fans (Ehon butai ogi)'

Actors dressing table, from "A Picture Book of Stage Fans (Ehon butai ogi)"
Actors dressing table, from " A Picture Book of Stage Fans (Ehon butai ogi)", 1770

Background imageLooking Glass Collection: Mirror with Images of Daoist Deities, Eastern Han dynasty (A. D. 25-220), 2nd/3rd century A. D

Mirror with Images of Daoist Deities, Eastern Han dynasty (A. D. 25-220), 2nd/3rd century A. D. Creator: Unknown
Mirror with Images of Daoist Deities, Eastern Han dynasty (A.D. 25-220), 2nd/3rd century A.D

Background imageLooking Glass Collection: Takashima Ohisa, Japan, c. 1795. Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro

Takashima Ohisa, Japan, c. 1795. Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro
Takashima Ohisa, Japan, c. 1795

Background imageLooking Glass Collection: Kanpeis Wife Okaru, Japan, 1806. Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro

Kanpeis Wife Okaru, Japan, 1806. Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro
Kanpeis Wife Okaru, Japan, 1806

Background imageLooking Glass Collection: A Woman Nomori (Onna Nomori), no. 11 from a series of 12 prints depicting parodies

A Woman Nomori (Onna Nomori), no. 11 from a series of 12 prints depicting parodies of plays, c. 1716/35

Background imageLooking Glass Collection: Women Washing Clothes, c. 1788. Creator: Torii Kiyonaga

Women Washing Clothes, c. 1788. Creator: Torii Kiyonaga
Women Washing Clothes, c. 1788

Background imageLooking Glass Collection: Lobed Mirror with Images of the Moon Palace: Hare Pounding Elixir

Lobed Mirror with Images of the Moon Palace: Hare Pounding Elixir
Lobed Mirror with Images of the Moon Palace Hare Pounding Elixir, Toad, and Chang E Holding Peaches of Immortality, Tang dynasty (A.D. 618-907), 8th century

Background imageLooking Glass Collection: The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V in His Dressing Room, Japan, c. 1783. Creator: Shunsho

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V in His Dressing Room, Japan, c. 1783. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V in His Dressing Room, Japan, c. 1783

Background imageLooking Glass Collection: Mirror with Stylized Phoenixes and Petal Loenges, Eastern Zhou dynasty, 3rd / 2nd century B

Mirror with Stylized Phoenixes and Petal Loenges, Eastern Zhou dynasty, 3rd / 2nd century B
Mirror with Stylized Phoenixes and Petal Loenges, Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period or early Western Han dynasty, 3rd/2nd century B.C

Background imageLooking Glass Collection: Mirror with 'Lion and Grapevine'Design, Tang dynasty (A. D)

Mirror with "Lion and Grapevine"Design, Tang dynasty (A. D)
Mirror with " Lion and Grapevine" Design, Tang dynasty (A.D. 618-907), 8th century

Background imageLooking Glass Collection: Mirror with Dragon Arabesque, Eastern Zhou dynasty, 3rd / 2nd century B. C. Creator: Unknown

Mirror with Dragon Arabesque, Eastern Zhou dynasty, 3rd / 2nd century B. C. Creator: Unknown
Mirror with Dragon Arabesque, Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period or early Western Han dynasty, 3rd/2nd century B.C

Background imageLooking Glass Collection: Mirror with Dragon Arabesques, Eastern Zhou dynasty, 3rd / 2nd century B. C

Mirror with Dragon Arabesques, Eastern Zhou dynasty, 3rd / 2nd century B. C
Mirror with Dragon Arabesques, Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period or early Western Han dynasty, 3rd/2nd century B.C

Background imageLooking Glass Collection: Mirror with Mythical Creatures, Han dynasty (206 B. C. -A. D. 220) or later

Mirror with Mythical Creatures, Han dynasty (206 B. C. -A. D. 220) or later
Mirror with Mythical Creatures, Han dynasty (206 B.C.-A.D. 220) or later

Background imageLooking Glass Collection: Lobed Mirror with Birds, Insects, and Floral Sprays, Tang dynasty (A. D)

Lobed Mirror with Birds, Insects, and Floral Sprays, Tang dynasty (A. D)
Lobed Mirror with Birds, Insects, and Floral Sprays, Tang dynasty (A.D. 618-907), 8th century

Background imageLooking Glass Collection: Mirror with Dragon and Tiger, Eastern Han dynasty (A. D. 25-220). Creator: Unknown

Mirror with Dragon and Tiger, Eastern Han dynasty (A. D. 25-220). Creator: Unknown
Mirror with Dragon and Tiger, Eastern Han dynasty (A.D. 25-220)

Background imageLooking Glass Collection: Lobed Mirror with Birds, Lions, and Floral Sprays, Tang dynasty (A. D)

Lobed Mirror with Birds, Lions, and Floral Sprays, Tang dynasty (A. D)
Lobed Mirror with Birds, Lions, and Floral Sprays, Tang dynasty (A.D. 618-907), 8th century

Background imageLooking Glass Collection: Mirror with Images of Purity and Immortality: Mount Penglai, Boya

Mirror with Images of Purity and Immortality: Mount Penglai, Boya Playing the Qin (Zither), Lotus Pond, and Dancing Phoenix, Tang dynasty (618-907), 8th century

Background imageLooking Glass Collection: The Face in the Mirror, 1766. Creator: Suzuki Harunobu

The Face in the Mirror, 1766. Creator: Suzuki Harunobu
The Face in the Mirror, 1766

Background imageLooking Glass Collection: Tickling her foot, c. 1765 / 70. Creator: Suzuki Harunobu

Tickling her foot, c. 1765 / 70. Creator: Suzuki Harunobu
Tickling her foot, c. 1765/70

Background imageLooking Glass Collection: True Picture of the French (Shosha Furansujin), 1861. Creator: Yoshikazu

True Picture of the French (Shosha Furansujin), 1861. Creator: Yoshikazu
True Picture of the French (Shosha Furansujin), 1861

Background imageLooking Glass Collection: The Mirror, 1904. Creator: Helen Hyde

The Mirror, 1904. Creator: Helen Hyde
The Mirror, 1904

Background imageLooking Glass Collection: Pa. German Toilet Box, c. 1939. Creator: Carl Strehlau

Pa. German Toilet Box, c. 1939. Creator: Carl Strehlau
Pa. German Toilet Box, c. 1939




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"Reflecting the Beauty: A Glimpse into the Looking Glass" Step into a world where reality intertwines with imagination, as if through a looking glass. The intricate detail of coloured glass and mirror inlay work transports us to a realm of enchantment and wonder. In Lewis Carroll's timeless tale, "Looking Glass, " Alice embarks on an extraordinary journey that defies logic. As she enters the looking-glass, we too are captivated by the allure of this mystical portal. The interior of the Reichstag mirrors our fascination with reflections. Like shards of broken dreams pieced together, it reveals fragments of history and aspirations for a brighter future. Vanity takes center stage in "Woman with Mirror. " In this mesmerizing painting from 1889, we witness the eternal quest for self-perfection reflected in every stroke. It reminds us that beauty lies not only in what is seen but also within ourselves. "The Looking Glass, " an oil on canvas masterpiece, invites us to delve deeper into our own introspection. Through its ethereal brushstrokes, it beckons us to explore our innermost thoughts and emotions hidden behind its shimmering surface. An allegory unfolds before our eyes in "Allegory of a glorious reign. " Painted centuries ago, it serves as a reminder that power can be fleeting like images reflected upon glass - here today, gone tomorrow. In "The Toast, " painted in 1913, celebration fills the air as glasses clink amidst laughter and joyous moments shared among friends. The looking glass captures these precious memories forever etched within its reflective embrace. Madame Leroux gazes at her reflection; her face meets his through the glass—a moment frozen in time by Percy Macquoid's artistic vision. Love and longing entwined within their eyes tell tales untold yet felt deeply within their souls. A woman delicately applies lipstick while Union Station stands tall behind her.