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Палех / Palekh / Box "By the pike's command", 17 * 8 cm, master Morozov
- Vendor code
- 25914
Price 306.91 USD
Палех / Palekh / Casket "Masquerade Ball", 34 * 25 * 8.5, master Zhiryakov
- Vendor code
- 25907
Price 3,448.43 USD
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Painted wooden boxes can find their place in almost every home. They are useful for storing jewelry, little precious things, cosmetics or sewing kits.
Palekh lacquer boxes
Craft Palekh painting is an amazing combination of old and new in art. Before the Great October Revolution, the workshops of artists from Palekh did not make household items. Instead, the masters were engaged in icon painting and painted the churches' interiors.
During the Soviet era, the history of Palekh painting has drastically changed. The workshops have been reoriented to the production of miniatures, cosmetic sets, decorative trays and boxes.
Techniques typical for icon painting have been preserved:
- Products have a subtle rendering of all details.
- Character is visible in the characters' faces.
- Of the colors, white and gold predominate in various variations.
- Background - black or brown.
Russian Palekh lacquer box painting usually has a plot. The scenes depict the Russian folklore stories - epics and fairy tales, as well as the labor activity of the people. The technology for making products from Palekh has not changed over a century. Only a small part of the processes have been automated. Painting of lacquer boxes is done by the hands of Russian artists from Palekh - it requires serious skill and a lot of time.
- Only squirrel brushes are used for painting in this folk craft.
- The varnish is applied in 5 or 10 layers.
- Black, red and colorless varnish is applied multiple times.
- The lacquered surface is polished to a mirror finish.
- Egg yolk is added to paints using traditional technology.
All this makes the products of the village of Palekh - painted lacquer jewelry boxes, powder boxes, trays and wall miniatures - unique and luxurious.
Buy Palekh painting
To buy products from Palekh means to join the great Russian culture in all its diversity.
The appearance of the Palekh box and the price for it allow you to present such an unusual gift to the newlyweds or to the birthday person.
Palekh masters have always made very high quality and durable crafts. With careful handling, even your grandchildren will be able to use the goods purchased from us.