Bowl with cover 1715 - 1735

This covered bowl was crafted by the Meissen Manufactory, its precise date unknown. Note the bowl's rounded form, elevated by three sculpted feet, and crowned with a fitted lid. The decoration on the bowl emphasizes a structured arrangement. Around the base, a dense pattern of foliage creates a foundational layer, above which silhouetted figures and fauna play out a hunting scene. These forms are stylized, almost like theatrical cutouts against the bowl's pale ground. The lid echoes this motif, mirroring the scene below. This bowl destabilizes traditional hierarchies of art and craft. The silhouettes, reminiscent of shadow play, flatten perspective and challenge our sense of space. The bowl's design evokes a sense of playful artifice, inviting us to question the boundaries between decoration and representation. The bowl is not merely a vessel but a three-dimensional tableau, asking us to decode its narrative and appreciate the semiotic interplay between form and surface.