Couple Lacquer Box. Palekh

This original trinket box with very special authentic design of the Palekh miniature school will steal all your attention! Amazing multi-layered technique in the picture composition, strict and laconic brush strokes of multi-color varnishes on the surface of the onyx-black canvas makes this trinket-box an essential accent in the interior of your room. Palekh`s miniature is an obvious example of Russian crafts genius phenomena, which had always impressed people with its creativity and beauty. Since the 17th century Palekh had been famous for the works of its icon painters – Mster and Kholoy.

The students of the famous artists also took part in painting the church walls and fixing the already existing pictures. After Revolution of 1917 the artists of Palekh had to change their creative direction to the themes of the everyday routine and the human`s personality, which were close to the revolution ideologically. These new pieces of art made this art school famous internationally.