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# The "Sleeping Shepherd Boy" Vase, with Ornamental Details Featuring Balalaika and Sheaf Motifs, Presented to Empress Maria Alexandrovna, Wife of Alexander II, for Christmas 1858
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- Published: 2024-11-26T06:30:30.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-01T05:32:00.000Z
- Author: Alexandr Radayev
- Tags: Art, Monarchies, Museums, Saint Petersburg

After the painted original  
by Alexey Gavrilovich Venetsianov. Russia, Saint Petersburg, Imperial Porcelain Factory. Porcelain, overglaze painting, gilding; bronze, chasing.

Ostankino and Kuskovo Museum-Reserve. Photo from the exhibition "The Unknown Shchukin" at the Pushkin Museum

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