Philipp the Elder von Katzenelnbogen bought the bowl in 1433 on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. It today counts as the oldest preserved example of Chinese porcelain imported to Europe.

The bust of King Henry IV with a veristic wax portraiture and contemporary clothing bears the chain and cross of the Order of the Holy Spirit which he headed as Grand Master.

The small box is a principle work of Baroque amber art and was commissioned by the Great Elector Frederick William of Brandenburg. It probably came to Kassel as a valuable present.

Before Landgrave Carl in 1715 commissioned the Rome-based sculptor Monnot with the work on the Marble Bath in Kassel, Monnot created portrait busts of the landgrave couple – as samples, so to speak.

The lidded vase is from around 1680, when the popularity of Kakiemon experienced its peak. It is painted in the style of traditional Japanese and Chinese brush painting.