Show all images on one page	#001934 Title: Five Miracles of Spring Artist: Chistova A. Size: 13.5x11.5x4 Size (inches): 5.25x4.5x1.5 Price : $650 SOLD!

Talented master A. Chistova (a young daughter in the famous family of Fedoskino artists, Galina and Sergey Chistov) of Fedoskino created this delicate expression of pure Russian artistry. The Chistov family has long been recognized for their technique of execution and precise attention to detail. There is a poetry expressed through the image of the composition that represents an energy that many artists attempt to portray, but only few realize.
The work is called "Five Miracles of Spring". In Russia people believe that there are five miracles of spring. The first of them is that the winter is over and days become warmer and warmer. The second miracle is that the snow and the ice begin to melt. The third one is blossoming of trees, green fresh grass and foliage. The forth one is singing of birds returned from the South and shining of warm spring sun. The fifth miracle is that spring is the time of love when everybody wants to love, and to be loved; when everyone wishes to become better.
The box features merry children dressed in bright fancy dresses and masks. They celebrate the beginning of spring, and each of them represents his own vision of spring miracles. For instance, the boy depicted at the bottom part of the composition waters the seeds of a flower that he has planted not long ago. His flower will be the symbol of a new life that can be born only in spring.
The composition is painted in soft tones. Gold metal leaf is used as an underlayer to create the brilliance of children's costumes, the kettle, the wheel depicted in the upper part of the scene and the peasant hut depicted in its bottom part.
The exterior of the box is of beautiful cream color. It is also additionally decorated with gold threads winding the box like a spider's web. The interior of the box is traditionally red. There is the painting of a butterfly on the box's exterior bottom. The lid is hinged from the left of the composition, and the box rests on a flat bottom. The work is signed, titled ("Five Miracles of Spring"), and dated (2005) by the artist at the bottom of the scene.