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King Vulture

Meissen Porcelain Factory, Johann Joachim Kandler, c. 1731

A vulture turned slightly to its right with incised plumage. The work was formed in hollow plaster piece moulds using a porcelain recipe specially developed for the animals commissioned by Augustus the Strong for the 'Japanese Palace'. The Meissen animals made for the 'Japanese Palace' project are among the most important and ambitious early European porcelain productions by virtue of their aesthetic and technical achievement.

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Title of artwork, date

King Vulture, c. 1731

Date supported

2003

Medium and material

Hard paste porcelain

Dimensions

57.5 x 22.8 cm

Grant

75000

Total cost

501650

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