Description:

Jug with Ming dragon, Meissen area.
Baluster-shaped jug in white-glazed porcelain decorated with a red Ming dragon and a gilt rim. The model was produced in the Meissen area and is not made by the Royal Meissen manufactory.

Origin: Germany, Meissen area.
Material: Porcelain.
Dimensions: H. 18 cm, D. 11 cm.
Period: Approx. 1940s.
Condition: Very good condition with minor signs of wear.

Bio:
The Ming dragon is a traditional Chinese-inspired motif that has been used on European porcelain since the 18th century. The dragon symbolises supernatural wisdom, the spirit of change and the rhythm of nature and is traditionally associated with the sun, light and the male Yang force. The motif forms part of a long tradition of oriental-inspired decoration in the Meissen area.