Vintage Hand Painted Lacquer Miniature Keepsake Box Tsar Saltan

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Vintage Hand Painted Russian Lacquer Miniature Keepsake Box Tsar Saltan

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This is a hand-painted Russian lacquer box, a traditional folk art item. The scene depicts a moment from a Russian fairy tale, likely "The Tale of Tsar Saltan" by Alexander Pushkin, featuring the hero (often Prince Gvidon) and Tsarevna Swan.

The box is likely made from papier-mâché and finished with multiple layers of lacquer.

It is characteristic of one of the four main Russian lacquer miniature centers: Palekh, Mstera, Kholui, or Fedoskino.

The painting style, with its intricate details and use of gold ornamentation on a black background, is typical of this art form.

The text at the bottom in Cyrillic identifies the scene as "ЦАРЕВНА-ЛЕБЕДЬ" (Tsarevna Swan).

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