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Among the Nabi artists, the Hungarian József Rippl-Rónai (1861-1927), was the most prolific producer of ceramics. Today the largest holdings of his works in this medium are in Budapest's Decorative Museum of Applied Arts. In 1896 Rippl-Rónai was commissioned to decorate the dining room in the town house of Comte Tivadar Andrássy, his patron in Budapest. He designed the entire room, including tapestries, furniture, and a porcelain dinner service. It was one of the earliest Art Nouveau rooms in Hungary. On 15 January 1898, Rippl-Rónai wrote the following letter to Mr Radisics, the director of the Museum of Applied Arts in Budapest: 'For the month of May, I will already have some furniture ready, and by the summer, my tableware will count nearly three hundred pieces' (S.I. Bagot, 'Les principes de József Rippl-Rónai', Annuaire du musée des Arts décoratifs et du musée d'Art D'Extrême-Orient, Paris, 1962, p. 94). The plates in the service were executed in collaboration with the manufacturer Zsolnay in Pécs (South Hungary). Featuring floral motifs, the plates are inspired by Japanese prints and textiles, and executed with a vivid glazing, for which Zsolnay was famous.
Among the Nabi artists, the Hungarian József Rippl-Rónai (1861-1927), was the most prolific producer of ceramics. Today the largest holdings of his works in this medium are in Budapest's Decorative Museum of Applied Arts. In 1896 Rippl-Rónai was commissioned to decorate the dining room in the town house of Comte Tivadar Andrássy, his patron in Budapest. He designed the entire room, including tapestries, furniture, and a porcelain dinner service. It was one of the earliest Art Nouveau rooms in Hungary. On 15 January 1898, Rippl-Rónai wrote the following letter to Mr Radisics, the director of the Museum of Applied Arts in Budapest: 'For the month of May, I will already have some furniture ready, and by the summer, my tableware will count nearly three hundred pieces' (S.I. Bagot, 'Les principes de József Rippl-Rónai', Annuaire du musée des Arts décoratifs et du musée d'Art D'Extrême-Orient, Paris, 1962, p. 94). The plates in the service were executed in collaboration with the manufacturer Zsolnay in Pécs (South Hungary). Featuring floral motifs, the plates are inspired by Japanese prints and textiles, and executed with a vivid glazing, for which Zsolnay was famous.