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Copyright, Michael Meissner 2019, All rights reserved
Panasonic LX-10 camera
f/1.4, ISO 160, 1/60 sec, 8.8mm, auto mode, auto wb (3000), matrix metering, image stabilization
35mm equivalent focal length 26.0mm
Programs used: crop, raw therapee, rotate left
Taken by Michael Meissner on April 06, 2019 15:49:11
Last modified on April 10, 2019 at 21:50
After the Japan market was opened, there were some European factories that tried to duplicate the works. The Meissen Manufactory in Germany produced many of these copies for Augustus the Strong, Elector of Saxony and King of Poland (and yes, my last name comes from the town of Meissen in Germany). Unfortunately, at the time, the European imitators did not know how to do the enamel glaze that Japanese potters used. So the Meissen factory would just paint figurines. Over time that paint has come off. The eagle on the left was made in Japan with the enamel glaze, while the paint on the eagle on the right made by Meissen, has disappeared.