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Chinese figure with bird

Modeler Attributed to George Fritzsche German
ca. 1727, mounts and flowers ca. 1750
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 540

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Chinese figure with bird
  • Artist: Meissen Manufactory (German, 1710–present)
  • Modeler: Attributed to George Fritzsche (German, 1698–1756)
  • Date: ca. 1727, mounts and flowers ca. 1750
  • Culture: German, Meissen with French mounts and French, Vincennes flowers
  • Medium: Hard-paste porcelain with gilt-bronze mounts and soft-paste porcelain flowers
  • Dimensions: Height: 12 in. (30.5 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain
  • Credit Line: The Jack and Belle Linsky Collection, 1982
  • Object Number: 1982.60.256
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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