Malabar Standing on a rocaille base in high relief, playing the guitar and singing, wearing a long yellow robe patterned with Indian flowers and a fur-lined red cloak with a gold border. His dark hair is covered by a pointed straw hat. He is carrying a wooden box on his back. Polychrome painting with gold staffage. Designed by Friedrich Elias Meyer. Model no. 1523. year mark. Unw. rest.; sword mark. H. 32 cm. Cf. cat. Staatl. Porzellan-Manufaktur Meissen, II, 1519, 1523. A porcelain figure of a Malabar man. Insignificantly restored. Crossed swords mark. Meissen. Mid 20th century.

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