Augustus III of Poland and Elector of Saxony had been toying with an idea for some time, having strongly wanted and supported the foundation of the Meissen factory near Dresden: to build in the Saxon city, where his large collection of porcelain works was already located, a Japanese Palace in which all the interior decorations and furnishings were of that refined and delicate material.
The delicate figurines dressed according to the colorful fashion of the time and the sumptuous decorations of the precious royal canteen services had always attracted her attention as a child.
A trip to Naples is not complete if you don't walk through San Gregorio Armeno to choose the shepherds, regardless (mentioning Totò, the famous Neapolitan actor) of the Christmas period, in a dimension – the Decumans one – which is like «a nativity scene within the nativity scene» in a reflection multiplied by the mirrors.