Tuesday, March 20, 2012

300 years of Meissen from the Collection of the Museum of Meissen Art,Meissen Manufactory

Title 300 years of Meissen from the Collection of the Museum of Meissen Art,Meissen Manufactory.
Publication Yera 2012

The English foreword to this book says"This exhibition offers an oveview of the superb technique and and refined design sensibility of Meissen ware as represented in the styles of each period of its development ,from the pre-porcelain invention of red Bottger stoneware to
Kakiemon copies and Chinoiserie that reveal a yearning for the Orient,and from August's magnificient porcelain menagerie fantasy to graceful rococo styles,epic monuments of the international expositions ,and masterpieces of the Art Nouveau and Art Deco eras."