The famous Charlottenburg Porcelain Cabinet(room 95)–the concept being the glorification of the
rule of Frederick I and his newly created kingdom–is one of the oldest and at the same time largest of its kind in Germany. As an outstanding witness to the 18th-century fashion for chinoiserie, it was intended not only to impress the visitor with its extravagant abundance of porcelain, but also with the extent of the kingdom’s international relations as symbolized by the acquisitions.Reflections framed in gold multiply to great effect the unique collection of Chinese and Japanese treasures. Following enormous losses in the war, the current stock of porcelain comprises some 2,700 items, predominantly from the K’ang-hsi-period (1622–1722). The chief motif of the ceiling painting “Dawn Drives out the Darkness”, executed in 1706 by Anthonie Coxcie (post 1650–c.1720) and seriously damaged in 1943, is the goddess Aurora surrounded by personifications of the continents, signs of thezodiac and allegories of the seasons.