Meissen 1730; underglaze blue swords mark and palace number (section d) "N-5-w" incised and blackened; Ø 20.8 cm, 3,8 cm deep
Provenance: Royal Collection of August the Strong and August III in the Japanese Palace; Exhibition catalogue Lübeck 1993 no. 75
The motif can be considered one of the rarest in Meissen (Rückert / Willsberger no. 45). The bowl, which is listed in the inventory of the Royal Collections as "Saladiere", is a faithful copy of the Chinese original from the Kang Hsi period (see exhibition catalogue Lübeck 1993 no. 75 right). Only a few bowls were sold in the two Johanneum auctions: