Show all images on one page	#006708 Title: Spring and Snowmaiden Artist: Bogachova Nina Size: 9x6.5x2 Size (inches): 3.5x2.5x0.75 Price : $425 SOLD!

This well-detailed Palekh box is a creation of well-established artist Nina Bogachova. Nina Bogachova became a Honored Artist of Russia in 2000, her works are exhibited in several Museums in Russia, such as Palekh State Museum, State Museum of Applied and Folk Art (Moscow) and some others.
The box shows a scene from the popular fairy-tale "The Snowmaiden", or "Snegurochka". The tale was also adapted into an opera by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov.
Here we can see the Snowmaiden saying goodbye to her mother Fairy Spring. The scene is painted in the icon painting style, which has been passed on from generation to the next and used in painting beautiful scenes like this. The detail is executed with precise brushwork, and with the aid of gold that also brings out the bold quality in the colors.
The box is constructed out of paper-mache. Black lacquer covers the exterior and red lacquer covers the interior of the box. The exterior is decorated with intricate gold ornaments. The lid is hinged from the top, and the box rests on a flat bottom. The work is signed with the artist's name, Palekh, title and the year of 2011.