Show all images on one page	#009828 Title: Winter Fairy Tales Artist: Kuzmenko Galina Size: 14.5x10x14 Size (inches): 5.75x4x5.5 Price: $550

This five-sided casket has been painted by a talented Palekh artist Galina Kuzmenko. The casket's lid and all it's four sides show the scenes from Russian Winter fairy-tales!
On the lid of the casket we can see a scene from tale of the Silver hoof.
On the front side we can a recognizible moment from a tale of Morozko.
On the left side-tale of Snowmaiden, here we can see Snowmaiden and her parents-Father Frost and Fairy Spring.
On a right side-tale of Twelve Months.
And on the back side- tale of the Magic Pike or By the Pike's Will.
A broad spectrum of colors is used to create this very detailed work. The artist leaves the sky black, which is one of Palekh's stylistic trademarks, but does not mean that the scene is taking place at night. Gold paint and aluminum paints are used to enhance the life and brightness of the scenes.
The painting on a lid is framed with a golden dot ornament. The edges of a lid are decorated with a golden flower style ornament. The compositions on the base of the casket are decorated with gold filigree patterns accented with aluminum paint.
The casket is constructed from paper-mache. The exterior of the box is painted with black lacquer while the interior is completed with red lacquer. The lid is hinged from the top of the casket, and the box rests on four legs.
Under the composition on the lid the artist has wrote her name, title- Winter Fairy-tales and the village of Palekh.