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The artistry here represents the realm of the fairy-tale with great clarity and elegance. ... The Sleeping Princess and the Seven Bogatyrs by Populov of Palekh...

Price: $900.00

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The artistry here represents the realm of the fairy-tale with great clarity and elegance. ... The Sleeping Princess and the Seven Bogatyrs by Populov of Palekh...

Price: $900.00

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Palekh

Palekh miniature is a Russian folk handicraft of miniature painting, which is done with tempera paints on varnished objects made of papier-mache(such as small treasure boxes, powder boxes, beads-boxes, caskets, pens, brooches and etc.). Village of Palekh is located in 350 kilometers Northeast of Moscow in the Ivanovo region of Russia. Palekh lacquer Art on papier-mache first appeared in 1923, when former icon-painters organized "The Palekh Artel of Ancient painting" after the success of lacquer miniature painting in the village of Fedoskino. The technology of making papier-mache was also borrowed from Fedoskino Artists. The Palekh miniatures are usually represents characters and scenes from real life, literary works and Fairytales. Palekh Boxes are painted with bright paints over the black background...

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Fedoskino

Palekh miniature is a Russian folk handicraft of miniature painting, which is done with tempera paints on varnished objects made of papier-mache(such as small treasure boxes, powder boxes, beads-boxes, caskets, pens, brooches and etc.). Village of Palekh is located in 350 kilometers Northeast of Moscow in the Ivanovo region of Russia. Palekh lacquer Art on papier-mache first appeared in 1923, when former icon-painters organized "The Palekh Artel of Ancient painting" after the success of lacquer miniature painting in the village of Fedoskino. The technology of making papier-mache was also borrowed from Fedoskino Artists. The Palekh miniatures are usually represents characters and scenes from real life, literary works and Fairytales. Palekh Boxes are painted with bright paints over the black background...

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Mayevskaya Tatyana Vladimirovna

Mayevskaya Tatyana Vladimirovna was born in 1970 in the village of Palekh, Ivanovo Region. Now she resides in her native village together with her husband and son.

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Mayevskaya Tatyana Vladimirovna

Mayevskaya Tatyana Vladimirovna was born in 1970 in the village of Palekh, Ivanovo Region. Now she resides in her native village together with her husband and son.

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