"Meissen Musician Zither Or Yangqin"
Statuette of a young girl playing the zither or "yangqin" in Meissen porcelain, with polychrome au naturel decoration, Indian flowers on the dress and bare feet. This subject comes from a set forming a musical orchestra. Engraved number under base 23.
Model by Kandler after Boucher.
Circa 1755-1760.
Height : 11 cm.
Reattached at the neck and waist, one finger of the right hand restored.