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An extremely rare and fine early Meissen Boettger porcelain pagoda figure, very crisply moulded as a seated laughing chinaman, wearing a creased gown, his chest exposed and his right hand resting upon his knee, the gown beautifully coloured with purple fringed yellow tassles suspended from red scrolls and braided at the edge in gold, his face, chest and a very rare back fringe, painted with naturalistic colours and flesh tints.

Circa 1725

Height: 41⁄4 ins (9.5 cms) No mark

There are five versions of this model produced at Meissen from circa 1715. (1) with fringed hair at the back of the head,(2) without the fringed hair, (3) with a narrow aperture for the mouth, (4) with a strip of hair on the top of the head and (5) showing the model seated on a base applied with teawares. Model No. 2 is also found in polished stoneware. See the example sold at Christies 6th December 2004 from the Japanese Palace and therefore from the personal collection of Augustus the Strong, King of Poland and Elector of Saxony.