MISSTRESS OF COPPER MOUNTAIN (FROM P.P. BAZHOV'S URALS TALES), DESIGNED BY ASTA DAVYDOVNA BRZHEZITSKAIA, DULEVO PORCELAIN FACTORY, DESIGNED 1950S

from P.P. Bazhov's Urals tales, Mistress of the Copper Mountains stands stoically with a long braid in a white floor length gown adorned with a green, pink and gold motif, her right arm is crossed upwards and holds her braid, she wears a tiara and blue earrings and gold accessories, factory mark in blue with date and quality obsecured in black overglaze; '47' in fine black overglaze; '39' incised under base; dimensions: 36.2 x 15.2 x 13.3 cm (14 1/4 x 6 x 5 1/4 in.) LITERATURE Oda k radosti / Ode to Joy (Moscow: Pinakotheke, 2008), p. 355, no. 281 (illustrated)