This is a couple's ceramic plate from the series called Väggplattor (wall hanging ceramic plate) designed in 1966. In Gustavsberg, there was a department called G-Studion, where well-known designers such as Stig Lindberg and Lisa Larson produced artworks, apart from the mass-produced line. This is a work made in the atelier. Each piece is handmade, and the back is stamped with the name of Lisa Larson.
The original title, Jubieum, originally meant "anniversary", but in the Old Testament it means a fifty-year Jewish festival. In Europe and the United States, this year will be celebrated as the Golden Jubilee. Japan also celebrates golden wedding ceremonies, but this is a concept that permeated through the introduction of the Golden Jubilee customs from Europe and the United States during the Meiji period. The frame is literally bordered in gold, and an elderly couple sit side by side in harmony. Among Lisa Larson's works, it is a very heavy ceramic plate with a size of 35 cm square and weighing less than 4 kg. Consider using it as a gift for a golden wedding.
■ Detailed specifications
Maker: Gustavsberg Designer: Lisa Larson Series: Väggplattor / Ceramic wall hanging Age: 1966-1975 Condition: ★★★★★ (5: Complete)
There is no noticeable damage and no fading, so it is in dead stock condition. There is a dent in the lower right corner of the main body, but it is not a scratch but a dent caused by the manufacturing process because the surface is coated with gold glaze.
■ size
Length 35cm Width 35.5cm Thickness 2.3cm
Lisa Larson
Lisa Larson (1931-2024)
A world-renowned ceramic artist representing Sweden. Born in the village of Härlunda, in the Älmhult district of Kronoberg county in the Småland region of southern Sweden.
When she was young, she aspired to be a clothing designer, but after enrolling at Gothenburg University of the Arts, she studied ceramics. One day, he was discovered by Stig Lindberg at a competition, and after a one-year trial period, he officially joined Gustavsberg as a designer. Shortly after, in 1955, he announced the Lilla zoo series, and in 1964 he devised the Afrika series, famous for its lion statues.
In addition to Gustavsberg, Lisa Larsson has also provided designs for Höganäs, domestic retail giant Åhléns, and German pottery manufacturer Rosenthal. After leaving Gustavsberg in 1979, he was active in various fields while continuing his creative activities freely, taking the position of a freelance artist under a voluntary contract with a company rather than an exclusive contract. In 1979 and 1981, he held solo exhibitions at the Seibu Department Store in Tokyo, and his solo exhibition in 1981 is said to have attracted 70,000 visitors.