Chinese Magic Mirror

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