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Palekh Lacquer Boxes
Palekh is a village where the art of painting Palekh Lacquer Boxes has originated. Palekh is a small village in the Ivanova Oblast District. Palekh has a very long history of Russian Iconography (art of painting Russian Orthodox Icons.) However, circa 1923, the master’s of iconography began to paint papier-mâché boxes applying the same principles they have learned from painting icons. They used mainly tempera paints of bright colors and painting over a black background. The work usually represents themes from real life, fairy tales, literary works, and folk songs.
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