Die Porzellansammlung zu Dresden

Ranking highest in quality and largest among the world's ceramics collections, the Porcelain Collection of the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden owes its creation to Augustus the Strong's passion for the "White Gold". Designed by New York architect Peter Marino, this exhibition at Dresden's Zwinger shows the collection's 20,000 most beautiful items, including exhibits from China's Ming period, Japanese Imari and Kakiemon porcelain, and Meissen wares. In this richly illustrated guide, the collection's scholars present especially precious and impressive objects.