Asia figurine

F. E. Meyer, Meissen, Germany, ca. 1750

Glazed and painted porcelain.

H: 15.5 cm

Markings: swords in blue

UMP 7460

This porcelain figurine from the Four Continents series is the personification of Asia, wearing a richly decorated, brightly coloured robe and much jewellery and depicted with an incense burner. Her symbol, the camel, is framed in a relief cartouche on the jagged base.