Show all images on one page	#002901 Title: Tales by Zhukovsky Artist: Fomichov Lev Alexandrovich(b.1932) Size: 17.5x12.5x13 Size (inches): 7x5x5 Price : $1850 SOLD!

This splendid box is a result of the work of the prominent Mstera painter Lev Fomichyov .
Each of the casket's sides including the lid show various scenes from different fairy-tales ("The Sleeping Princess", "The Tale of Ivan Tsarevich and the Grey Wolf", "The Tale of Tsar Berendey") written by the famous Russian poet Vasily Zhukovsky (1783-1852).
Zhukovsky, Vasily Andreyevich, Russian poet and translator. Zhukovsky wrote fine lyrics and odes, but known chiefly for his translations. He introduced into Russia the works of English, French, and German poets and also gave Russian verse a new quality of flexibility, subtlety, and grace. Zhukovsky was tutor to the future Tsar Alexander II, who was influenced by his liberal ideas.
The box's exterior is decorated with Fomichyov's signature floral patterns painted in gold and accented with red and blue tempera paints.
The box is constructed out of paper-mache. Black lacquer covers the exterior and red lacquer covers the interior of the box. The lid is hinged at top, and the box rests on four rounded legs. The work is signed with the artist's name, Mstera, and the title ("Tales by Zhukovsky").