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Asia (one of a pair)

ca. 1745–55
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Object Information
  • Title: Asia (one of a pair)
  • Modeler: Johann Joachim Kändler (German, Fischbach 1706–1775 Meissen)
  • Modeler: Johann Friedrich Eberlein (German, 1695–1749)
  • Modeler: Peter Reinicke (1715–1768)
  • Manufactory: Meissen Manufactory (German, 1710–present)
  • Date: ca. 1745–55
  • Culture: German, Meissen
  • Medium: Porcelain, gilt bronze
  • Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 22 × 20 1/4 × 9 1/8 in. (55.9 × 51.4 × 23.2 cm); Height (figure): 12 in. (30.5 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain
  • Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Douglas Dillon, 2009
  • Object Number: 2009.437.1
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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