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Lacquer Box "Firebirds"

Product Number: AB100-048

Product Description:
The village of Kholui began painting lacquer miniatures in the 1930's, about 20 years later than both Palekh and Fedoskino. The background for Kholui lacquer boxes is usually black, just like Palekh lacquer boxes. The actual boxes go through a seven-step process to produce the finely crafted and very high quality boxes that the artists then paint. The boxes are traditionally finished with a coat of black lacquer on the outside and red on the inside. Lacquer box artists use very fine brushes to paint the extremely fine details. The special paint is a paint made of egg-based tempera. This paint is made in small quantities and very vivid colors. One of the final steps in finishing the boxes is the highlighting, and then painting a filigree design around the box with paint made of gold leaf. The final coat of lacquer is applied and the box is signed with the artist’s name, the theme and the name of the village. The featured Kholui lacquer box is painted and signed by the artist “Kolobkova”. The artists never paint exactly the same box again. A box like this one can take between 4 – 7 months to finish. Many collectors travel to Moscow and the surrounding areas just to purchase these boxes firsthand.

Materials: hand-made lacquer box, tempera paint, gold leaf, high gloss clear lacquer.

This box is 6"W x 4"L x 1.5"H

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Retail Price: $420.00

Sale Price: $349.95

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