View asset onlyAnother Meissen animal is the ‘old, rich, yellow lion’, called ‘lion’ in Meissen production lists, although the animal is obviously a tiger, winding around a bamboo pole. The ‘lion’ comes from a table set produced in 1728 for the Elector’s Court. Museum fuer Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg, GermanyHamburg, Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe.IdentifierAKG211125MuseumHamburg, Museum für Kunst und GewerbeSourceErich LessingCredit lineakg-images / Erich LessingEvent date1728Image date1728Time Period18TH CENTURY2ND MILLENNIUM A.D.TopicANIMALARTIFACT ; ARTEFACTBAROQUECHINOISERIECROCKERYDETAILEXOTICFLOWERGERMAN ARTJAPANESE STYLEKAKIEMON STYLEMANUFACTURINGMEISSEN PORCELAINORNAMENTAL ARTRULER (POLITICAL) ; SOVEREIGN (RULER)TABLE SETTINGTIGERGeographyMEISSENPOLANDPersonERICH LESSINGTechniqueARTS AND CRAFTS ; HANDCRAFTPAINTING (TECHNIQUE)PORCELAINSize3364px × 2623px (25 MB) 28.4 cm × 22.2 cm @ 300 dpiAdd to lightbox: 'My First Lightbox'Add to cartDownload