Product Overview
The beautiful papier-mache lacquer box is hand painted by a Russian artist from the village of Palekh Yevgenii Krasnov. This is a scene from a Russian fairy tale - "Ivan Tsarevitch and the Grey Wolf". Painting is very much detailed and the gold details are amazing! Yevgenii has his own unique style of painting and it is very recognizable. His works show a skill for both extremely small detail and small scenes, as well as an eye for design and layout on larger pieces such as this one. Egg-tempera paint is the main medium used to paint this composition. The palette is based in dark greens and blues that make complementary combinations throughout the scene. Gold is used to highlight and detail a small portion of the total surface area of the composition, but its sparkle naturally enhances the great depth and epic mood set by the theme.
The box is made out of paper-mache. Black lacquer covers the exterior and red lacquer covers the interior of the box. Golden ornament frames the composition, while another ornamentation wraps around the sides of the box. The lid is hinged from the top of the scene. Approx. 6.75"x6.5"x2".
