BY THE STATE PORCELAIN FACTORY, PETROGRAD, 1924

This rare porcelain plate is from the Black Ribbon service, designed by Ilya Chashnik in 1923-1924. The Suprematist series were among the most experimental and innovative productions of the State porcelain factory. These designs are based on abstract geometric forms, influenced by the works of Kazimir Malevich and his followers Nikolai Suetin and Ilya Chashnik.

For comparable pieces from the Black Ribbon service, see T. Kudryartseva, Circling the Square, Avant-garde porcelain from Revolutionary Russia, London, 2004, p. 90.