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S. Lebedeva

This beautiful box represents various scenes from the tale, including the three miracles of the Wonder City: the thirty three mighty knights, the squirrel cracking golden nuts, and the beautiful princess with the shining moon under her braid. Although scenes from this fairy tale are found on a few other boxes in this collection, this box is distinctive for its minute size and is unusual for a Palekh artist’s choice of background color—deep teal instead of black.
Artist
S. Lebedeva
(Russian)
Title
Untitled
Date
2005
Medium
Papier-mâché, paint, and lacquer
Dimensions
1 3/8 x 1 1/16 x 1 3/8 in. Overall
Credit
From the Collection gifted by Frederick C. Seibold, Jr.
Accession No.
2008.44.44
Geography
Russia

Related

  • Chazen Museum of Art. "Russian Lacquer Boxes: A Narrative Tradition." Madison: Chazen Museum of Art, 2006. p. 10, no. 8

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

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