Minneapolis Institute of Art

Kakiemon plate with beast, crane, insects

Germany

Date: c. 1740
Medium: Porcelain with enamel decoration
Department: European Art
Institution: Minneapolis Institute of Art

When the factory at Meissen began production in the early eighteenth century, the wares produced there were heavily reliant upon Asian forms and motifs. These plates were among the earliest European wares produced in porcelain and derive their decoration from Chinese models. Germany

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