SOVIET PORCELAIN BELORUSSIAN FOLK DANCE LIAVONIKHA FIGURINE, DESIGNED BY ASTA DAVYDOVNA BRZHEZITSKAIA (1912-2004), DULEVO PORCELAIN FACTORY, DESIGNED 1953, 1955

a young couple stands arm in arm together, the young woman wears a floor length white skirt with a orange flower motif, and a purple motif with a blue headband, the young male wears brown pants with black boots and a orange top with a white circle motif, he holds an accordian in his hands and looks at the young woman, factory mark, quality mark and '1955' date mark in blue overglaze, '32' in blue overglaze, '172' in fine black overglaze; dimensions: 14.6 x 11.1 x 13.3 cm (5 3/4 x 4 3/8 x 5 1/4 in.) LITERATURE Oda k radosti / Ode to Joy (Moscow: Pinakotheke, 2008), p. 341, no. 265 (illustrated)