DETAILS
- Artist
- Johann Joachim Kändler
- Date
- 1745
- Medium
- Hard-paste porcelain
- Location
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Dimensions
- Height: 14 3/8 in. (36.5 cm)
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THE ARTIST
Johann Joachim Kändler
Johann Joachim Kändler, the master modeller of Meissen porcelain, shaped thousands of exquisite figures, from majestic vultures to the whimsical Monkey Band.
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