
Staffan Johnson designed many classics for the Swedish Jie-Keramik company from the 1960s to the 1990s. One of the most well-known series is the ”Landskapsdjur” (Province Animals) from the 1980s. It consists of wall plaques with the representative animal of each one of Sweden’s 25 regions. They are made of white clay with a rectangular form and kindhearted expression.
The wall plaques measure 21 cm (8.3 in) in height and 17 cm (6.7 in) in width. On the backside, they are deep stamped with Jie, model number, Staffan Johnsson, animal name, and region name. The series was produced for the benefit of the World Wildlife Foundation. Which of the wall plaques is your favorite?

Brown bear, province animal of Härjedalen

European stag beetle, province animal of Blekinge

Red deer, province animal of Skåne

Mute swan, province animal of Östergötland

European beaver, province animal of Ångermanland

Common curlew, province animal of Västerbotten

Arctic fox, province animal of Lappland

Atlantic salmon, province animal of Halland

White-tailed eagle, province animal of Uppland

European otter, province animal of Småland

Capercaillie, province animal of Gästrikland

Northern raven, province animal of Dalsland

Thrush nightingale, province animal of Öland

Common crane, province animal of Västergötland

European hedgehog, province animal of Gotland

Roe deer, province animal of Västmanland

Eurasian eagle-owl, province animal of Dalarna

Siberian jay, province animal of Norrbotten

Elk, province animal of Jämtland

Harbor seal, province animal of Bohuslän

Hazel dormouse, province animal of Närke

Eurasian lynx, province animal of Hälsingland

Mountain hare, province animal of Medelpad

Wolf, province animal of Värmland

Osprey, province animal of Södermanland

Backside of a wall plaque

Relief of a wall plaque

An example of a Landskapsdjur original box
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