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The Scarlet Flower

The Scarlet Flower

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O. Repkina

The plot begins when a father must leave on a trip and promises to return with gifts for each of his three daughters. The youngest daughter asks for a scarlet flower that she saw in a dream. The father finds the flower, but it is on the property of a terrible forest creature who takes him as a prisoner. The youngest daughter tracks her father down, earns his freedom, and eventually falls in love with the beast, who is transformed into a handsome prince. This box depicts the scene from the story when the three merchant’s daughters are admiring the gifts they asked their father to bring them: a magic mirror, a diamond crown, and a scarlet flower.
Artist
O. Repkina
(Russian)
Title
The Scarlet Flower
Date
2004
Medium
Papier-mâché, paint, and lacquer
Dimensions
2 7/8 x 2 7/8 x 1 7/16 in. Overall
Credit
From the Collection gifted by Frederick C. Seibold, Jr.
Accession No.
2008.44.47
Geography
Russia

Related

  • Chazen Museum of Art. "Russian Lacquer Boxes: A Narrative Tradition." Madison: Chazen Museum of Art, 2006. p. 11, no. 17

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

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