A polylobed Imari porcelain saucer decorated with flowering jardinières at the center. The border is richly adorned with two types of alternating floral reserves.
On the reverse, the incised inventory mark of Augustus the Strong, Johanneum, Dresden.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION :

The saucer bears the mark N+49 on the reverse, a mark dedicated to the Japanese porcelain collection of the Dresden Palace.

A few similar examples have appeared on the market in recent years, notably bearing the mark N+44, with different diameters of 22.5 or 25 cm. Two identical, smaller examples remain in the Dresden Palace collection, with numbers N+65 PO.2952 and N+65 PO.5099.

Thanks to the recent publication of Augustus the Strong’s inventory and its virtual visualization, this model can be easily traced in the first inventory of 1721; however, none are currently in the Dresden Palace collection.

The Johanneum Palace mark on Chinese porcelain differs from that on Japanese porcelain: for Chinese pieces, a colon separates the prefix from the number, whereas for Japanese porcelain, a “+” separates the N from its number. This distinction allows them to be identified in the inventory.

BIBLIOGRAPHY :

For a comparable example, see :
– Dresden, Japanese Palace, N+65 PO.2952 and N+65 PO.5099.

PROVENANCE :

– Augustus the Strong, King of Poland, Elector of Saxony.

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