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While the lacquer box has roots that go back deep in time, the unique Russian tradition has flowered in the twentieth century. Art and craft historians place great emphasis on the influence of the Russian Revolution in making names such as Palekh, Mstiora, Kholui and Fedoskino well known to collector of fine miniature painting. These are the names of small, yet cultually important villages within the "Golden Ring" that surrounds Moscow. In those places there once existed well established traditions or "schools" of icon painting. After 1917, when religious art officially fell "out of fashion" the craftsmen turned their attention to the creation of miniatures with classic secular themes (i.e romantic love, national folklore, folk life and public events). with each village retaining its unique artistic style in the representations.
The wonderful thing about boxes is that they each has a unique personality. While there are some on the market that are decoupage copies of masterworks, most are not mass produced and require individual craftsmanship. Its the talent of the artists that give each personality. No matter what its stylistic tradition, buyers should be certain that any acquisition has the signature of the person that created it.
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