A Figural Porcelain Inkstand in the Form of an Izba, Popov Porcelain Factory, Gorbunovo, 19th Century

formed as a thatched roof house with a fruiting tree climbing up one side, the back of the house with a recumbent dog and a working peasant with a pair of birds nestled above on the roof, the front of the house with a young lady walking outside the front door, with underglaze blue factory mark, incised Cyrillic b, further indistinct incised mark

height 6.5 in., 16.5 cm