Show all images on one page	#009401 Title: Ivan Tsarevich and the Grey Wolf Artist: Kuzmenko Galina Size: 10x8x7.5 Size (inches): 4x3.25x3 Price : $375 SOLD!

This small five-sided casket was painted by a talented Palekh artist Galina Kuzmenko.
The subject of the compositions is based on the popular Russian folk tale "Ivan Tsarevich and the Grey Wolf".
The tale tells about the adventures of the Prince Ivan Tsarevich and his companion the Grey Wolf, a magician. After the wolf ate Ivan's horse, they became partners in crime. The wolf felt sorry for Ivan, and he helped him in his quest to get Elena to be his bride. The Gray Wolf even helps Ivan when his brothers murder him and throw his remains in a bucket, out to sea. When the wolf gets the waters of life and death, Ivan is able to be alive again and go back to avenge his brothers. It is only then that Elena is able to marry the man she truly loves. Who knows if this would have happened if the Gray Wolf would not have been hungry the day Ivan's horse crossed its path.
The box is constructed from paper-mache. The edges of the lid are decorated with a golden dot pattern, same as the lower edge of the base of the casket.
The exterior of the box is painted with black lacquer while the interior is completed with red lacquer. The lid is hinged and the box rests on two platforms.
The work is signed with the artists name and the village of Palekh on the lid.