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Bittern (one of a pair)

Johann Joachim Kändler, 1745

MEDIUMHard-paste porcelain
DIMENSIONSHeight: 14 3/8 in. (36.5 cm)
LOCATIONThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
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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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