Pair of Bottles after a Japanese Form
Manufacturer
Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
(German, founded 1710)
DecoratorDecoration attributed to
Seuter Workshop
(German)
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 CeramicsSub-classification
German Porcelain - HausmalereiStatus
On view
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1725; decorated in Augsburg
Object number: G83.1.716
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
Artist / Maker: Saint-Cloud Porcelain Manufactory
c.1725-1735
Object number: G96.5.77.1-2
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1725-1735; later Louis XVI mounts
Object number: G83.1.1036.1-2
