Show all images on one page	#009733 Title: Great Wall of China Artist: Chirkov Alexander Size: 14x16.5x2.5 Size (inches): 5.5x6.5x1 Price : $750 SOLD!

This composition is a creation of talented Fedoskino artist, Alexander Chirkov.
The Great Wall of China is a series of fortifications that were built across the historical northern borders of ancient Chinese states and Imperial China as protection against various nomadic groups from the Eurasian Steppe. Several walls were built from as early as the 7th century BC, with selective stretches later joined by Qin Shi Huang (220-206 BC), the first emperor of China. Little of the Qin wall remains. Later on, many successive dynasties built and maintained multiple stretches of border walls. The best-known sections of the wall were built by the Ming dynasty (1368-1644).
Apart from defense, other purposes of the Great Wall have included border controls, allowing the imposition of duties on goods transported along the Silk Road, regulation or encouragement of trade and the control of immigration and emigration. Furthermore, the defensive characteristics of the Great Wall were enhanced by the construction of watchtowers, troop barracks, garrison stations, signaling capabilities through the means of smoke or fire, and the fact that the path of the Great Wall also served as a transportation corridor.
The frontier walls built by different dynasties have multiple courses.
Collectively, they stretch from Liaodong in the east to Lop Lake in the west, from the present-day Sino-Russian border in the north to Tao River (Taohe) in the south; along an arc that roughly delineates the edge of the Mongolian steppe; spanning 21,196.18 km (13,170.70 mi) in total.Today, the defensive system of the Great Wall is generally recognized as one of the most impressive architectural feats in history.
The scene is framed with gold line on the edge of the lid. Sides of the box are decorated with two parallel lines painted in gold.
The box is constructed from paper-mache. Black lacquer was used to paint the exterior of the piece while red lacquer completes its interior. A hinge is fastened to the left from the scene, and the box rests on four small round legs. Signed with the artist's name, Fedoskino and the year of 1999.