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Johann Friedrich Böttger
Pagoda Figurecirca 1715

Not on view
Small blanc de chine porcelain figure of a seated bald man with an open-mouthed expression, gaunt ribbed torso, and draped robe, smooth ivory-white glaze

Johann Friedrich Böttger, Royal Saxon Porcelain Manufactury, Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, Pagoda Figure, circa 1715, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by the William Randolph Hearst Collection by exchange, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Johann Friedrich Böttger
Germany, 1682-1719
Manufacturer
Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
Title
Pagoda Figure
Place Made
Germany, Saxony, Meissen
Date Made
circa 1715
Medium
Porcelain
Dimensions
4 1/2 × 3 × 3 in. (11.43 × 7.62 × 7.62 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by the William Randolph Hearst Collection by exchange
Accession Number
87.5.2
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design