Show all images on one page	#005582 Title: Feather of a Fire-bird Artist: Khromova Natalie Size: 10x12x3 Size (inches): 4x4.75x1.25 Price : $690 SOLD!

This interesting Mstera box is a creation of Natalie Khoromova. It shows a scene from the Russian fairy-tale "The Hump Backed Little Horse". This tale is about the lad, Ivan, who happened to catch the firebird. Then he was obliged by the tsar to fulfill different tasks. Ivan's friend, the Hump Backed Little Horse, always helped him. Here we can see Ivan holding a feather of the Firebird in his hands and looking with admiration at it.
The scene is painted in bright tempera paints against the black lacquered background that helps to intensify the colors and create a sensation of a nighttime. Brilliant gold paint is used to detail the apples and the feather.
The box is made out of paper-mache. Black lacquer covers the exterior and red lacquer covers the interior of the box. The exterior is decorated with rich and very beautiful gold and silver patterns. The lid is hinged from the left of the scene, and the box rests on a flat bottom. The work is signed with the artist's name, Mstera and the title.