FEDOSKINO Lacquer TRINKET Box LOVING TIGER CUB Signed! [Size: 5 x 3 inches (10 x 7.5 cm). Materials: papier-mache, egg tempera, flax oil, lacquer. Hand crafted and painted. Artist: A. Gorbacheva] [This NEW box is painted in the Fedoskinsko style, a traditional form of miniature painting with oil paints on papier-mache, which began towards the end of the 18th century in Fedoskino, near Moscow. Early Fedoskino artists began working with transparent glaze paints, the brightness of which is strengthened by its contrast with the glimmering black lacquered background. They perfected their skills over a few generations, until the masters were able to combine the composition of their paintings with the form of the item. Their efforts and gorgeous, shimmering results have made Fedoskino miniatures popular not just in Russia, but in Europe as well]

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Product Description

2010 - the year of the TIGER. This NEW box is painted in the Fedoskinsko style, a traditional form of miniature painting with oil paints on papier-mache, which began towards the end of the 18th century in Fedoskino, near Moscow. Early Fedoskino artists began working with transparent glaze paints, the brightness of which is strengthened by its contrast with the glimmering black lacquered background. They perfected their skills over a few generations, until the masters were able to combine the composition of their paintings with the form of the item. Their efforts and gorgeous, shimmering results have made Fedoskino miniatures popular not just in Russia, but in Europe as well.

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• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• ASIN: B002WEJ0V2