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Early 1900s Kuznetsov Factory Porcelain, polychrome overglaze printing, enamel, gilding Height: 9.9 cm Depicted on the white background around the egg are cockerels, hens and chicks – one of the traditional motifs for decorating Easter eggs. Left and right are the letters XB
in Slavonic ligature - the initial letters of the traditional Easter greeting
-Khristos Voskrese! (Christ is Risen!). |
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