FIGURINE OF A TAJIK DANCER MADE OF SOVIET PORCELAIN, CREATED BY OLGA MIKHAILOVNA BOGDANOVA (B. 1921), DULEVO FACTORY, DESIGN 1957

a young Tajik girl in traditional dance attire with a purple vest, purple pants, a gold necklace, blue shoes, and a green and red cap; her arms are raised in a choreographed position; factory and quality mark, and the date '1958' in red glaze; the partially obscured inscription 'OTK28' marked in red paint for the Department of Technical Control; dimensions: 15.2 x 6.7 x 5.1 cm (6 x 2 5/8 x 2 in). LITERATURE: Ode to Joy (Moscow: Pinakotheca, 2008), p. 275, no. 208 (illustrated).