SOVIET PORCELAIN SUGAR BOWL SCULPTOR MIKHAIL MIKHAILOVICH ADAMOVICH (1884-1947), DULEVO PORCELAIN FACTORY, CIRCA 1926-1930

A sugar bowl of squat, rounded shape with two red handles, a removable lid; on the front side, a woman with wheat and harvest in a red bandana is depicted against the background of a farm; on the reverse side, a man in a green cap holds a scythe against a background of wheat. All of this is set on a white background with red trim. Factory mark in blue underglaze with the inscription "Z-109" in blue beneath the factory mark on the lower part of the base; dimensions: 15.9 x 11.4 x 11.4 cm (6 1/4 x 4 1/2 x 4 1/2 in.) LITERATURE Ode to Joy / Ода к радости (Moscow: Pinakotheka, 2008), p. 156, No. 93 (illustrated)