From: Judy Seigel (jseigel@panix.com)
Date: 08/29/02-12:09:20 AM Z
On Wed, 28 Aug 2002, epona wrote:
> Along thos lines, I have a pre WWII teacup from Japan that has a
> photo-realistic portrait of a beautriful young woman in the bottom, visible
> when held to the light. I've always thought it quite fabulous and wondered
> how it was done? The image is also in relief.
Christine, that sounds like something called -- as I recall "lithopone."
I have a photograph of some in a file which I might one day locate, and
once found a description of how it's done -- possibly casting fine
porcelain over a raised gelatin photo relief. It is EXTREMELY beautiful,
but the process was not simple.
There used to be a magazine called Ceramic Monthly. If it still exists, it
might have such info. Sorry I don't know, or can't remember, more, but
.... maybe Galina?
J.
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