Chinese man with a bird
Like the other figure in this case, this group represents an early example of porcelain sculpture at Meissen. It may have been intended to be fitted with gilt bronze mounts, as several other examples of this group have been embellished in this manner, including one in the Linsky Collection in this Museum (1982.60.256).
Artwork Details
- Title: Chinese man with a bird
- Manufactory: Meissen Manufactory (German, 1710–present)
- Modeler: Attributed to George Fritzsche (German, 1698–1756)
- Date: 1725–30
- Culture: German, Meissen
- Medium: Hard-paste porcelain
- Dimensions: H. 6 in. (15.2 cm); L. 9-1/2 in. (24.1 cm)
- Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain
- Credit Line: The Lesley and Emma Sheafer Collection, Bequest of Emma A. Sheafer, 1973
- Object Number: 1974.356.323
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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