A crystal glass figurine designed by Lisa Larson in the 1980s. After leaving Gustavsberg in 1980, Lisa Larson received requests from companies around Europe as a freelance designer. This is a glass object that I made at the request of a glass maker called Royal Krona in Sweden during my free time.
Lisa Larson makes animal figurines in Gustavsberg, and this is a total of four monkeys, including three monkeys from a Japanese folklore and one more. The three wise monkeys are called "Three wise monkeys", and are used idioms in Europe and the United States as a metaphor for cleverness. Often, the three wise monkeys see, speak, hear, hear, and don't do anything, and sometimes add another "sezaru" that doesn't do anything. This is designed by Lisa Larson with a total of 4 monkeys. It is relatively rare to have all three monkeys, but it is very rare to have all four monkeys. The crystal glass has a freshness as if it were carved out of ice, and each monkey's design shows the unique cuteness of Lisa Larson. This product is made of crystal glass with high transparency, and when viewed from various angles, the expression will be slightly different. Please enjoy it as an ornament.
■Details Manufacturer: Royal Krona Designer: Lisa Larson Age: 1980s Country of Origin: Sweden Condition: ★★★★☆ (4.5: Very Good Condition)
All four are beautiful items in good condition that retain their original appearance. There is one air bubble on the bottom of the talking monkey, but it is caused by the manufacturing process.
■ Lisa Larson (1931- )
Born in a village called Härlunda with a population of about 500 in the Älmhult district of the Kronoberg county in the Småland region in southern Sweden. When I was young, I wanted to be a fashion designer, but after entering the Gothenburg College of Art, I learned ceramics. At one point, Stig Lindberg discovered him in a competition, and after a one-year trial period, he officially joined Gustavsberg as a designer. Soon after, in 1955, he announced the Lilla zoo series, and in 1964 he devised the famous Afrika series of lion statues.
In addition to Gustavsberg, Lisa Larson has designed for Höganäs, national retail giant Åhléns and German pottery manufacturer Rosenthal. After leaving Gustavsberg in 1979, he became active in various fields while freely continuing his creative activities as a freelance artist who entered into freelance contracts with companies rather than working exclusively with them. In 1979 and 1981, he held solo exhibitions at the Seibu Department Store in Tokyo, and it is said that 70,000 people visited the solo exhibition in 1981.
