Pagoda Figure for Burning Perfume
Manufacturer
Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
(German, founded 1710)
CultureGerman
OriginMeissen, Dresden, Germany
PeriodAugustus II (1694-1733)
Date1722-1725
MediumHard-paste porcelain with Böttger lustre, overglaze enamels, gilding
DimensionsOverall: 9.2 x 7.6 x 6.4 cm (3 5/8 x 3 x 2 1/2 in.)
MarkingsNone
DescriptionMeissen Pagoda Figure seated resting his right hand on one knee and wearing a lustre-bordered coat decorated in the manner of Johann Schmischek. It has floral motifs in bright colours which is loosely draped over his bare stomach.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.583
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
German PorcelainStatus
On view
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1715-1725, decorated in Augsburg, c.1725
Object number: G83.1.721
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
January 1743
Object number: G83.1.919
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1725-30
Object number: G12.17.1a-b
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1725-30
Object number: G12.17.2a-b
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
300 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.43.1 - 2
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1729-1731
Object number: G83.1.624
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1736-40
Object number: G83.1.901
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1740-1741; decorated in the nineteenth or twentieth century
Object number: G83.1.942