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CIRCULAR BOX WITH A SCENE FROM A RUSSIAN FAIRY TALE (ONE OF TWO)

Creator(s): Anatolii Vasil'evich Kuznetsov (Artist)

Currently in storage


About this object

Circular black box is decorated with a scene from a Russian fairy tale on its cover. A standing man and a seated woman are pictred riding on a flying carpet. The man holds in one hand a golden cage with the Firebird. The top and sides are decorated with a floral gilt rinceau.

Object name:
CIRCULAR BOX WITH A SCENE FROM A RUSSIAN FAIRY TALE (ONE OF TWO)
Made from:
Lacquer -- papier-mâché -- tempera
Made in:
Palekh, Russia
Date made:
1960
Size:
10.2 cm (4 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
35.26.2-3
Class:
LACQUER
Signature marks:
DATE; SIGNATURE Palekh 1960g. Kuznetsov A. [Handwritten in Cyrillic in gilt on cover below image] INSCRIPTIONS N 6960 [on lid]; Hand Painted in USSR [Written in gilt on underside of box]
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973