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Pair of Bottles after a Japanese Form

Manufacturer (German, founded 1710)
CultureGerman
OriginMeissen, Dresden, Germany
Datec.1725-1730; decorated in Augsburg
MediumHard-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, silvering
DimensionsOverall (G83.1.723.1-2): 25.7 x 9.8 cm (10 1/8 x 3 7/8 in.) Overall (G83.1.723.3-4): 10 1/8 x 3 7/8 in. (25.7 x 9.8 cm)
MarkingsNone
DescriptionA pair of Meissen slightly lobed squat sake-bottles and stepped covers moulded with Frauenkopf masks. They were decorated at Augsburg in Schwarzlot. There is a pale Eisenrot that has Chinese men and women and a child with a lute. There is also a scroll painting and a bird lure seated beneath Silbermalerei pavilions with bird cornices. It is supported by symmetrical scrolling foliage and enclosing jesters' masks.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.723.1-4
Classifications
European Ceramics
Sub-classification
German Porcelain - Hausmalerei
Status
On view
Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid
c.1670-1690s
Object number: G07.18.10.1-2
Saucer
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1725; decorated in Augsburg
Object number: G83.1.716
Bowl
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1720; decorated in Augsburg, c.1730
Object number: G83.1.710
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1725; decorated in the Netherlands
Object number: G83.1.816.1-4
Charger
c.1650-1659
Object number: G83.1.462
Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid
c.1600-1620
Object number: G01.2.31
Broad-rimmed dish with the arms of Paleologi-Angio
c.1510-1530
Object number: G83.1.352
Masks, from Body Language Series, c.2001
Artist / Maker: Michael Flynn
c.2001
Object number: G03.6.1
Pilgrim Flask
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1725
Object number: G83.1.1034.1-2
Pair of Liquor Bottle Coolers (Seaux à demi-bouteilles)
Artist / Maker: Saint-Cloud Porcelain Manufactory
c.1725-1735
Object number: G96.5.77.1-2
Salt ('Spring'd salt')
Artist / Maker: Bow Porcelain Works
c.1753-1754
Object number: G23.8.19