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

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