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Plants and flowers. More - trees, fruits, animals etc. - to be added soon!



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Two long vases,China,period of Emperor Kang-Hsi (1662-1722). Left vase:floral design,chrysanthemums and lotos-leaves;right,bottom:banana leaves,second row a scholar and his servant,top row:the scholar as a honoured civil servant. Coll.Schloss Favorite.
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Two long vases,China,period of Emperor Kang-Hsi (1662-1722). Left vase:f...

Small bowl of transparent "eggshell" porcelain. Period of Emperor Wan-Li (1573-1620). Collection Schloss Favorite,Karlsruhe.
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Small bowl of transparent "eggshell" porcelain. Period of Emperor Wan-Li...

Bowl in Kakiemon-style, Japan,around 1700. Because of political unrest in China, almost all porcelain which reached Europe between 1650 and 1680 came from Japan. From the collection of Schloss Favorite,Karlsruhe.
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Bowl in Kakiemon-style, Japan,around 1700. Because of political unr...

Bowl for broth,Meissen around 1730. This is one of the earliest examples of the famous Meissen "onion-pattern" the pomegranate on the lid was wrongly dubbed "onion"; the chrysanthemum is still used in this Meissen china. Collection Schloss Favorite,Karlsruhe.
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Bowl for broth,Meissen around 1730. This is one of the earliest examples of the...

Meissen plate of 1738, with pattern "Old,rich,yellow lion", a pattern reserved exclusively for the use of the court of Saxony until 1918.
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Meissen plate of 1738, with pattern "Old,rich,yellow lion", a pattern reserve...

Plate with dragon pattern, Meissen,1730. Two red dragons on the rim, between them the Buddhist knot,symbol for a long life. Center:a pair of phoenix-birds.
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Plate with dragon pattern, Meissen,1730. Two red dragons on the r...

Bowl with lid; Fenced-in garden with phoenix-bird. On the lid a lotus bud. Meissen, around 1730.
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Bowl with lid; Fenced-in garden with phoenix-bird. On the lid a lotus bud....

Plate with onion-pattern, Meissen, around 1740-50. The pomegranate used in this Chinese pattern was mistaken for an onion in Europe.In 1739 the classic Meissen onion pattern was first used for an entire service set.
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Plate with onion-pattern, Meissen, around 1740-50. The pomegranate used in...

Teapot and sugar-basin with imaginary scenes from Chinese life, Meissen,1725-30. The knob of the sugar- basin is a Fo-dog,an ornament copied from Chinese porcelain.
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Teapot and sugar-basin with imaginary scenes from Chinese life, Meissen,17...

Teapot and sugar-basin with imaginary scenes from Chinese life, Meissen,1725-30. The knob on the sugar- basin is a a Fo-dog,an ornament copied from Chinese porcelain. Detail:Fo-dog from the lid of the sugar-basin.
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Teapot and sugar-basin with imaginary scenes from Chinese life, Meissen,17...

Bouillon cup with lid from Meissen. Chinoiserie in gilt frame, scene with peacock and flowerbeds. Detail:lid of bouillon cup. 1730
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Bouillon cup with lid from Meissen. Chinoiserie in gilt frame, scene wit...

"Tete a tete",a tea-set for two.Teapot,cup and sugar basin; birds on blue ground, painted by Johann Joachim Kaendler. Meissen 1770
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"Tete a tete",a tea-set for two.Teapot,cup and sugar basin; birds on blue gro...