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Khizhi

Khizhi

A. Musatov

This box depicts the pogost (enclosure) of Kizhi located on one of the many islands in Lake Onega, in Karelia northwest of Russia. Two eighteenth century wooden churches and an octagonal clock tower, also in wood and built in 1862, can be seen there. These unusual constructions, in which carpenters created a bold, visionary architecture, perpetuate an ancient model of parish space and are in harmony with the surrounding landscape.
Artist
A. Musatov
(Russian)
Title
Khizhi
Date
n.d.
Medium
Papier-mâché, paint, and lacquer
Dimensions
1 7/8 x 2 11/16 x 2 3/8 in. Overall
Credit
From the Collection gifted by Frederick C. Seibold, Jr.
Accession No.
2008.44.11
Geography
Russia

Related

  • Chazen Museum of Art. "Russian Lacquer Boxes: A Narrative Tradition." Madison: Chazen Museum of Art, 2006. p. 15, no. 53

  • Russian Lacquer Boxes: A Narrative Tradition: Chazen Museum of Art, 11/18/2006–1/14/2007

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