Antique Russian lacquer box, troika in a snowy landscape, 10x15x10 cm
Antique Russian lacquer box, troika in a snowy landscape, 8.5x13x8.5 cm. Antique box made of papier-mâché in Russia and painted with oil paint and lacquer. The painting on the top, represents a young couple on a troika rided by a coachman on a snowy landscape, creating a colour contraste between the snow and the colourful clothes of the subjects.
The art of Russian lacquer boxes comes from the icon painting and has spread especially after the collapse of Imperial Russia. The lacquers are characte...
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Antique Russian lacquer box, troika in a snowy landscape, 8.5x13x8.5 cm. Antique box made of papier-mâché in Russia and painted with oil paint and lacquer. The painting on the top, represents a young couple on a troika rided by a coachman on a snowy landscape, creating a colour contraste between the snow and the colourful clothes of the subjects.
The art of Russian lacquer boxes comes from the icon painting and has spread especially after the collapse of Imperial Russia. The lacquers are characterised by the representation of fairytale episodes or everyday life and that's the reason why they are considered as an ancient expression of the popular soul.
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