Indian flowers

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  Indian flowers, ( underglaze blue)
  KPM Berlin , 1849–1870
  with owner's mark of Empress Auguste Victoria

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  Indian flowers, ( underglaze blue)
  KPM Berlin , around 1850

A flower depiction on ceramic is called Indian flowers , as opposed to German flowers . For lack of better knowledge, Indian flowers were imaginatively designed flowers on East Asian porcelain in the form of stylized peonies , pomegranates, etc. in the 18th century . called.

Indian flowers were common as a decoration in Meißen porcelain from 1720 (early Höroldt era).

literature

• Christina Gschiel, Ulrike Nimeth, Leonhard Weidinger: tailoring and collecting . The Rothberger family from Vienna. 1st edition. Böhlau Verlag, Vienna / Cologne 2010, ISBN 978-3-205-78414-2 , p. 333 .