ARABIA FINLAND ANNUAL PLATE KALEVALA 1990 R. UOSIKKINEN

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              Kalevala Annual Plate from the year 1990

                  Arabia Finland by Raija Uosikkinen

     BELONGS to the set of  TWENTY FOUR Annual Plates

            from the year 1976 to1999 with Kalevala motif

          The series is limited which gives considerable value

                                    as a collector art set

         Plates in 90s are manufactured in smaller amounts

                                     than in 70s and 80s

             Size: 20cm x 20cm. Weight about 600g, no box

    On the back of the plate has the authentic Arabia Finland

      (Text with Arabia Crown) design R. Uosikkinen and

                  a verse from Finland's epic poem,

         "The Kalevala" in Finnish, English and Swedish

   The colours of Kalevala Plates are very special with golden, brown and cobolt blue tones.

  Decoration theme with Finnish Animals, People and landscapes

      World famous Finnish Artist Raija Uosikkinen was

        as decoration designer at Arabia from 1947-1986.

The Kalevala is an epic poem which the Finn Elias Lönnrot compiled from Finnish and Karelian folklore in the 19th century. It is held to be the national epic of Finland and is traditionally thought of as one of the most significant works of Finnish language literature.

The poetry was usually sung to tunes built on a pentachord, sometimes assisted by the Kantele (a kind of five-string zither). The rhythm could vary but the tunes were arranged in either two or four lines consisting of five beats each.