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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.
More information
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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