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:: BEST MSTERA (Мстера) COLLECTIBLE RUSSIAN LACQUER BOX ART BY MASTER ARTIST YURI IKONNIKOV ::
  

 
IMAGINE, if you will, this perfectly idyllic Scenario : ... It is a bright and balmy Summer day - A happy and well-satisfied King (Tsar) sways to the melody of three flute players at an alfresco Luncheon in a picturesque setting on his Estate ...


... His Entourage watches as some join in the dance.

The mild breeze carries the music across the Kingdom and people are beginning to gather around to have some fun.

With no wars to fight, no lands to conquer, and no dragons to slay the best way to spend a beautiful day is to make merry, and enjoy outdoor festivities.

Such a benign King, who publicly embraces pleasure, is a wise Ruler, indeed, for it endears him to his subjects and makes him more human in the eyes of his people.

Large Festive Mstera Lacquer Box - "Le Roi s'amuse"
  

A magical and brilliant Mstera Fantasy on a large and highly polished Russian lacquer box painted in 2001

- by the talented and imaginative Mstera Master Yuri Ikonnikov -

signed and titled "In an Unknown Kingdom", measuring 8.35 x 6.22 x 1.30 inches (21.20 x 15.80 x 3.30 cm).

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The egg-tempera color palette shown here is very distinctive and can be immediately recognized as Ikonnikov's work : Contrasting cool and warm tones give the piece a dynamic brilliance.
The composition itself is laid out like an icon, which shows no regard for space and proportions and follows a strictly two-dimensional perspective.

Ikonnikov of Mstera (Mstiora) is a masterful colorist with excellent brushwork and line integrity. He also uses leaf-gold with subtle dexterity and skill to add golden highlights throughout the painting, and on the intricate ornamental filigree gold pattern that runs all around the sides of the box.

This magnificent box has a hinge above the composition and rests on a flat bottom.

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*** Highly recommended for the Collector of The Mstera School.***

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Medium: paper-mache, black lacquer, egg-tempera, lacquer and polished leaf-gold

GALLERY List Price: $850 ---

- Our SALE Price: $700 (plus Shipping)

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