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Magic Mirror - Small




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  small magic mirror  This mirror is a beautiful, nicely crafted piece. The patina color is also a nice touch and the image in the reflection is crisp and clear. As always, it is a pleasure to do business with Grand Illusions.   Jason Timmermans

Magic Mirror - Small
Magic Mirrors come from China and Japan. They became popular in Europe in the early part of the 19th century and many distinguished scientist have attempted to explain the phenomenon.

Superficially there seem to be two kinds of magic mirror, those which produce images similar to the relief patterns on their backs, thus giving the illusion of being "transparent", and those which produce a totally different image from the relief on the back. This difference may be just a deception. It may also explain why there are so many theories about how they work, and how they are/were made.

The front of a Magic Mirror is a polished metal surface, and is indeed an extremely good mirror. No sign of any image or picture. However when you shine a beam of light onto the mirror (sunlight works well) and direct the reflection onto a flat surface, lo and behold an image appears.

Our mirrors are modern replicas, and are made in China.



This small size of Magic Mirror is 7cm in diameter, and comes in an elegant Chinese presentation box. There is a choice of design on the back. You can either have Guan Yin (the Goddess of Mercy, sometimes seen as a Buddha figure), or we also have some small mirrors with the Zodiac on the back. All of our mirrors project the same 'image' as the design on their back.


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Made in China

Price: £24.99 [$36.14] ex VAT

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