Show all images on one page	#004653 Title: Tale of a Turnip Artist: Babarkina Nina Size: 12x5.5x10 Size (inches): 4.75x2.25x4 Price : $675 SOLD!

This stove-shaped box is a creation of Nina Babarkina from the village of Kholui. Its exterior ( except the exterior bottom) is covered with different scenes from the Russian fairy-tale "Turnip". The plot of this tale is very interesting. The huge turnip grew in the kitchen garden. Nobody could pull it out of the land. The old man tried, the old woman tried, the grandson tried, the granddaughter tried, the dog tried, the cat tried, but everything was in vain. Suddenly the mouse ran up to them, wagged its tail, and only then the turnip was pulled out from the land.
The top part of the piece where chimney is located is hinged, and can be easily opened. Another interesting detail of the box is a sliding compartment located at the front side of the piece. The bottom part of the piece is decorated with a simple gold pattern. The exterior bottom of the piece is covered with black lacquer, while its interior is traditionally covered with red lacquer.
The box is constructed from paper-mache. The work is signed with the artist's name, the titled ("Turnip"), Kholui and the fact that this is an author's original work on the box's exterior bottom.