Description
A vintage hand-painted lacquer papier-mâché box depicting Prince Ivan and the Frog Princess, USSR Era Russia, circa 1990-2000.
The small round box shows an original, traditional Russian lacquer miniature painting on papier-mache, named after Fedoskino, an old 18th Century village near Moscow.
The painting depicts the fairy tale of Ivan’s arrow landing in the mouth of a frog in a swamp, who turns into a princess at night. The Frog Princess, named Vasilisa the Wise, is a beautiful, intelligent, friendly, skilled young woman, who was cursed to spend three years as a frog.
A red interior.
2.5 inches in diameter x .50 inch high
Signed by the artist, documentation included.
Excellent vintage condition.
