Show all images on one page	#005899 Title: Snowmaiden Artist: Bonokina Yevgeniya Size: 13.5x7x2.5 Size (inches): 5.25x2.75x1 Price : $675 SOLD!

This beautiful winter scene has been painted by Bonokina from the village of Palekh. Here she has painted the Snowmaiden who isn't a human being; she is the daughter of nature. Her mother is Faerie Spring and her father is Mighty Winter. One day the girl leaves her parents' home and now intends to live among people.
There is a good feel of ancient Russian tradition and folk belief in the scene, with a troika riding through a snowy field, a wooden architecture of cozy peasant houses and nicely detailed Russian national costumes painted with great skill and accuracy. Gold and silver paint is used to enhance various details and fill the scene a magic luster.
The box is constructed from paper-mache. Black lacquer is used to paint the exterior of the box while red lacquer completes the interior of the work. Gold paint is used to decorate the box's exterior with intricate patterns. The lid is hinged from the top of the scene, and the box rests on a flat bottom. The box is signed with the artist's name, Palekh and the year of 2011.