Böttger porcelain, white, glazed, figure seated on a base with a grooved rim, his left leg folded under him, his right hand holding a small cup and saucer resting on his raised right knee, his right foot naked, before him stands a teapot and cover, his left hand under his left knee, behind his ears is a knot of hair, he has holes in his ears and his mouth is open to allow the smoke to escape, hollow body, height 10 cm, neck reglued, old repairs to small cup and saucer and rim of base, jug handle and spout chipped, part of base to front broken away, Meissen, unmarked circa 1715 (Ru)

Pagods are a reworking of Chinese precedents, such as the god of luck, Pu-tai-Ho-shang, who became a Zen Buddhist immortal after starting life as a beggar monk during the Tang period.
Lit.: Triumph der blauen Schwerter, Meissener Porzellan für Adel und Bürgertum 1710-1815, p. 171, ill. 13 – here we see the front of the base with the small cup and saucer.
Lit.: U. Pietsch, Meissener Porzellan und seine ostasiatischen Vorbilder, 1996, p. 65, ill. 4, with similar layout of the tea service;
for variants of the tea service, see The Arnhold Collection of Meissen Porcelain 1710-50, 2008, p. 239, ill. 35;
Germanisches National-Museum, p. 97, ill. 96;
Angela von Wallwitz, Porcelain for Gentlemen, p. 24, Abb; Johann Friedrich Böttger zum 300. Geburtstag, 1982, ill. 1/99;