Peking glass

While China had long been a major producer of glassware, the introduction of European technologies to Asia in the 17th century caused a shift in the styles of Chinese glass makers.

The principle couriers of these technologies were Jesuit missionaries, who introduced modern glass-making methods from Italy to China, which was at the time closed to the West.

The golden age of Peking glass in China is widely cited as being the reign of the Qianlong Emperor in the mid-18th century.

[1][2] Though the art-form declined after the 19th century, the production of Peking glass continued in China through the Republican period and into the present day.

[2] In the late 19th century, glass-works in Czechoslovakia produced imitation Peking glass beads for use as costume jewelry.