Meissen 1730/31; Ø 21,3 cm; 3,8–4 cm deep; swords mark in enamel blue; palace number “N=38-W” (section d, Boltz Keramos 153/1996 p. 72)
Provenance: Rudolphe Lemaire; from april 1731: Royal collection in the Japanese Palace (Boltz ibid.); french private collection
Octagonal Shiba Onko dishes of this size (Ø 9 Saxonian inch = 21,2 cm) with the palace number „N=38-W“ were originally only four pieces in the collection of August the Strong. We could only find one other that was on the free market: “Highly Important Private Collection” Ringier, Christie‘s 07.12.2007 No. 55
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Boltz, Claus: Japanisches Palais-Inventar 1770 und Turmzimmer-Inventar, 1769. In Keramos 153/1996
Weber, Julia: Meißener Porzellane mit Dekoren nach ostasiatischen Vorbildern, Band II. München 2013
Boltz, Claus: Hoym, Lemaire und Meißen – Ein Beitrag zur Geschichte der Dresdner Porzellansammlung. In Keramos 88/1980