Evenki Woman: A porcelain figure from the Peoples of Russia series, Lomonosov Porcelain Factory, Leningrad, mid 20th century

after the design by Pavel Kamensky, with impressed factory mark and stamped red export mark

Excellent condition.
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The Evenks, previously known as the Tunguz, are the indigenous people of present-day Eastern Siberia, China and Mongolia.  The concept of celebrating Russia's ethnographic diversity in porcelain sculpture originated during the reign of Catherine the Great and was revived during that of Nicholas II in 1907, following the popularisation of patriotic ideas about Russia's rich cultural and ethnic variations, which emphasized the vastness of the Empire. This new Peoples of Russia series was based on scientific principles and the latest ethnographic methods of study. The sculptor Kamensky spent ten years meticulously researching the various regional clothing styles, facial structures and even body proportions. After the Revolution, works from this series were rare, mostly produced as state gifts or as individual commissions for the local and international markets.

For further information, please see T. Nosovich, I. Popova, Gosudarstvenniy Farforoviy Zavod, St Petersburg, 2005, p. 140.