Japanese man with kettledrum A Japanese man sitting on a rock in a robe patterned with Indian flowers, beating a kettledrum standing next to him. Polychrome painting with gold staffage. Designed by Friedrich Elias Meyer. Model no. E 44, unmarked rest; crossed swords mark. H. 13 cm. Cf. cat. Staatl. Porzellan-Manufaktur Meissen, Figures II, sheet 2, no. E 44. A porcelain figure of a Japanese with timpani. Insignificantly restored. Crossed swords mark. Meissen. Mid 20th century.