Show all images on one page	#006547 Title: Tale of the Sleeping Princess and the Seven Bogatyrs Artist: Rodionova Marina Size: 13.5x8.5x17 Size (inches): 5.5x3.25x6.75 Price : $950 SOLD!

Rodionova Marina from the village of Kholui has painted this attractive box. It is based on the Pushkin's fairy-tale "Sleeping Princess and Seven Bogatyrs". In this tale, the wicked Queen looks at her magic glass and asks: "Who is the most beautiful woman in the kingdom?". The glass always answers that the Queen is the most beautiful woman in the kingdom until the day when it suddenly announces that there is indeed someone more beautiful than she, her own step-daughter. The Queen orders her servant to kill the Princess in the forest. Feeling sorry for the young beautiful Princess, the servant leaves her in the forest where the girl finds the shelter in the house of seven bogatyrs. Then the Queen takes another attempt to kill the Princess poisoning her with an apple. Being poisoned by the apple, the Princess is put into an eternal sleep. In the end of this tale, Prince Yelisey finds and saves the Princess by awaking her with his sweet kiss.
Blue, green, red and brown tones are dominated here. Gold paint is used to detail the Princess's dress, the chain armor of seven bogatyrs and Prince Yelisey, and also to paint the sun and to highlight foliage of some trees.
The box's exterior is covered with black lacquer, and decorated with intricate gold patterns. Its interior is covered with the red lacquer.
The box is constructed from paper-mache. The lid is hinged from the top of the scene, and the box rests on flat bottom. The work is signed with the artist's name, the title and the village of Kholui on the inside part of the lid.