Fedoskino Vintage Russian Hand Painted Lacquer Hinged Jewerly Storage Box 1990s 13 cm x 9 buying cm x 5.5 cm

An original vintage Russian lacquer box painted by the artist in 1990s in one of the famous centres of Russian lacquer miniature boxes in Fedoskino Centre. The painting on the cover lid presents a scene form a fairy tale.

The box is in a very good vintage condition with minor to its age signs of wear and time. It is marked with the title of the scene and the artists' names, and the manufacturer's place.
Dimensions: 13 cm x 9 cm x 5.5 cm.

FYI: Russian lacquer boxes come from four villages not far from Moscow. Each village produces lacquer boxes with unique styles and features. Palekh is known for vivid colors with fairy tale themes. In Kholui , beautiful landscapes are found in the paintings. The boxes from Mstera have similar themes, but the colors may be softer and beautiful skies are often seen. The Fedoskino boxes have a realistic theme with folk dancers and village scenes and often have mother of pearl inlaid.
The process of producing boxes - called "shkatulka" - is the same today as it was 200 years ago: Pressed paper is turned around a wooden shape of the box, then dipped in linseed oil and dried for 24 hours. After it has been polished, the box goes to the painter, who colors the large surfaces, then covers them with oil lacquer and lets the box dry. The artist draws the design on the box and uses very fine brushes made of squirrel hair to paint the fine details. From the time a box is painted for the first time, it takes about 10 days to finish the job. The boxes are usually black on the outside and red inside. Fedoskinos miniatures are painted more realistically, based on old masters and on the Renaissance School, than those of other villages producing lacquered boxes.

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