IVAN KARAS FROM "COSSACKS BEYOND THE DANUBE"

Creator(s): Kiev Porcelain Factory (Manufacturer)

Currently in storage

About this object

Comic figure of the Cossack Ivan Karas from the 1937 musical comedy "Cossacks beyond the Danube (Zaporozhets za Dunaem)" based on a 19th century opera of the same title. He wears a white blouse trimmed in red, a yellow and green sash, red baggy trousers and green shoes and a fur hat. He holds his right hand up to his face. Base has touches of green.

Object name:

IVAN KARAS FROM "COSSACKS BEYOND THE DANUBE"

Made from:

Porcelain

Made in:

Kiev, Ukraine

Date made:

After 1937

Size:

25.4 cm (10 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:

25.207

Class:

CERAMICS

Signature marks:

MARK [K in a square] On bottom in green mark 2C On underside, beneath K in square mark 23 Underside, painted in grey.

Credit line:

Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973