BY THE LOMONOSOV PORCELAIN FACTORY, LENINGRAD, 1947

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A SOVIET PORCELAIN VASE
BY THE LOMONOSOV PORCELAIN FACTORY, LENINGRAD, 1947
Of slightly tapering form, the sides painted with Mongolian hunters on horseback on blue ground surrounded by images of a fox, a greyhound, a goat, a snow leopard and birds of prey under a gilt rim, marked under base with green underglaze factory mark, also signed, dated and inscribed in Russian 'I. Riznich / 1947 / Knights of the Prairie'
5 ¼ in. (13.2 cm.) high

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Ivan Ivanovich Riznich (1908-1998) was a porcelain painter and sculptor. He graduated from the Pavlovsk Art School in 1926 and in the same year joined the Lomonosov Porcelain Factory. From 1927, Riznich became known for his designs depicting animals and landscapes. He worked for the factory as a painter and modeller until 1965 and again from 1975 until 1998.

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