Teabowl and saucer
This tea bowl, an exact copy of a Chinese tea bowl, was formerly in the Japanese Palace in Dresden, built in 1717 by the Elector Augustus II "the Strong" to house his large collection of Oriental porcelains along with the more extraordinary products of his porcelain factory at Meissen.
Artwork Details
- Title: Teabowl and saucer
- Manufactory: Meissen Manufactory (German, 1710–present)
- Factory director: Böttger Period (1713–1720)
- Date: ca. 1708–9
- Culture: German, Meissen
- Medium: Porcelaneous red stoneware
- Dimensions: Overall (teabowl .19): 1 3/4 × 3 1/8 in. (4.4 × 7.9 cm);
Overall (saucer .20): 1 1/4 × 5 1/8 in. (3.2 × 13 cm) - Classification: Ceramics-Pottery
- Credit Line: The George B. McClellan Collection, Gift of Mrs. George B. McClellan, 1941
- Object Number: 42.205.19, .20
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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