Show all images on one page	#002021 Title: Tale ot the Sleeping princess and Seven Bogatyrs Artist: Kuznetsov Viktor Size: 24.5x19x5 Size (inches): 9.75x7.5x2 Price : $1350 SOLD!

This magical addition to any collection was composed by the talented Viktor Kuznetsov from the village of Mstera. The box features several scenes from the fairy-tale "Sleeping Princess and Seven Bogatyr" painted by A.S. Pushkin. In the story a princess is born who becomes the most beautiful woman in the kingdom. Because of this, an evil queen's magic plate tells the queen that someone else is now the most beautiful person in the kingdom. The queen orders that the princess be taken to the forest to be killed, but ends up at the Seven Bogatyrs' cabin where she lives until she is put into an eternal sleep after eating one of the queen's apples. She would not be saved until Prince Yelisey finds her and they live happily ever after.
In left upper corner Prince Yelisey asks the Sun and the Wind where he can find his beloved Princess. In the right upper corner the Princess spins yarn inside the house of seven bogatyrs who sheltered her. In the center the evil queen asks her magic mirror who is the most beautiful woman in the kingdom. In the right bottom corner of the composition the evil queen's servant leads the Princess in the forest where she intends to leave her alone to be eaten by wild beasts. In the left bottom corner Prince Yelisey makes a proposal of marriage to the Princess.
The palette is filled with an array of colors that do not come in conflict with each other. Soft yellows, oranges and greens dominate here. Fine golden contours outline and show the artist's ability for precision as well.
The scene and the bottom border of the box are framed with gold beads. The box's sides as well as each of the box's four legs are decorated with elaborate gold ornamentation.
The box is made out of paper-mache. Black lacquer covers the exterior and red lacquer covers the interior of the box. The box has a hinge to the top and rests on four legs. The work is signed, titled, and dated (2005) by the artist.