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Meissen chinoiserie inkstand

Meissen Porcelain Factory, Johann Joachim Kandler, 1760

The group represents a Chinaman and his servants seated on a rococo tray decorated with flowers and fruit. The boy on the right is an inkwell, his head coming off, and the boy on the left, a sand-box, his collar being perforated.

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Title of artwork, date

Meissen chinoiserie inkstand, 1760

Date supported

1979

Medium and material

Porcelain

Dimensions

28 x 35 x 22 cm

Grant

1000

Total cost

3800

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