Ceramic plate from the M. S. Kuznetsov Porcelain Factory

Soviet ceramic plate from the M. S. Kuznetsov Porcelain Factory, early 20th century, Dulevo, Russia, made for the Eastern market, decorated with ikat motifs, with impressed and printed marks on the base, diameter 36 cm. Provenance: Ikonastas, Piccadilly Arcade, St. James’s, London, W1. Literature: Victoria Z. Rivers, “Culture on a Plate: The Politicization of Central Asian Ikat Patterns,” 2004. A similar example can be found in the British Museum, collection number 2019,8025.1.