A Chinese Imari style 'klapmuts' bowl with pagodas, ex-coll. Augustus the Strong, Kangxi

H 8 - Dia.: 19,5 cm

Condition: (UV-checked)
- Excellent. A negligible 2 cm glaze line to the base, caused by a baking flaw, not visible on the interior of the bowl.

Provenance:
- A French private collection.
- The collection of Augustus the Strong, King of Poland and Elector of Saxony.

These marks are referred to as Johanneum marks, inventory marks added to porcelain belonging to the collection of Augustus the Strong. The first inventory was made in 1721.
The inventory numbers were painted in black, or cut through the glaze with a glass cutter's wheel and blackened. (as on our example)
In some cases the numbers have only been drawn in ink and have by natural causes been washed away.

The term 'Johanneum' was taken from the building in Dresden to which the royal collection was moved in 1875-76.