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A window sets off 10 circa 1720 Chinese vessels.

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The Oriental Gallery of the Zwinger Palace was redesigned by Peter Marino to house a rare holding of Chinese and Japanese porcelain from the State Art Collections in Dresden.

Kangxi pieces in the central Baroque galleries. Marino also designed two modern spaces.

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All of the pieces were amassed in the 18th century by Augustus the Strong of Saxony, who started Europe’s first porcelain factory, Meissen.

The gilt tables under glass are from the Dresden court.

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A garniture from the Kangxi period.

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An arrangement inspired by early-18th-century drawings of porcelain displays.

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“This is the most comprehensive collection in the world of Chinese porcelain from the Kangxi period and early examples of Imari and Kakiemon from Japan,” Marino points out.

Red-lacquered walls provide a rich, reflective backdrop for eight elaborately enameled Imari vessels.

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A wing of the arced orangery, in which serene, dark-walled installations offer a counterpoint to the bright Baroque galleries. The flow from one space to the next “creates a rhythm of anticipation,” Marino remarks.

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The Oriental Gallery wing of the museum looks out to a fountain and a pond.