Gifts of Meissen and Berlin Porcelain from a German Count The German count Fritz von Hochberg (1868-1921) of Niederschlesien (Lower Silesia) traveled through Asia and Oceania for nearly a year beginning in 1907. At the end of his trip, he visited Japan for two months and fell in love with the country. After returning to Germany, he presented a selection of renowned German decorative art, such as Meissen and Berlin ware, to the Imperial Museum of Kyoto (present-day Kyoto National Museum). Even after a hundred years, this generous gift of over forty works conveys the generosity of this German aristocrat who visited Japan. Boy catching birds in overglaze enamels, Allegory of air Meissen, Germany Kyoto National Museum